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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
koel
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hindi कोयल (koyal), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila) which is of onomatopoeic origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: कोयल, कोकिल

Inflected Forms

koels (plural)

Phrases

Asian koel Australian koel black-billed koel eastern koel long-tailed koel Pacific koel western koel

Questions

What does koel mean?
A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
Where does koel come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce koel

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