కోయిల
See also: కాయలు
Telugu
Etymology 1
Compare Hindi कोयल (koyal).
Noun
కోయిల • (kōyila) ? (plural కోయిలలు)
- The black cuckoo.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Dravidian *kōy-il (“palace”).
Noun
కోయిల • (kōyila) n (plural కోయిల)
- temple
References
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003), “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
- in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau