ކޮވެލި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ގޮވިލި (govili) — archaic
  • ކުނބޯލި (kuᵐbōli) — Faadhippolhu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila). Cognate to Sinhalese කොවුලා (kowulā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ko.ʋe.li/, [ko.ʋe.li]
  • Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ވެ‧ލި

Noun

ކޮވެލި • (koveli) (plural ކޮވެލިތައް (kovelitak̊))

  1. Asian koel
    Synonym: ދިކޮއި (dikoi)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮވެލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 148
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