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)

  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