kuil

From Middle Dutch cule, from Old Dutch *kūla, from Proto-Germanic *kūlō, related to *kūlǭ (“hole”).

• IPA^(key): /kœy̯l/

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• Hyphenation: kuil
• Rhymes: -œy̯l

kuil m (plural kuilen, diminutive kuiltje n)

1. pit in the ground

• Culemborg
• slangenkuil
• valkuil

• Luik, luik

From Malay kuil, from Tamil கோயில் (kōyil). Cognate of English kovil.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkuil/ [ˈku.ɪl]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: ku‧il

kuil (plural kuil-kuil)

1. temple, a house of worship of religions, except for Balinese Hinduism (pura)
2. shrine, a holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped

This word is used in sense of polytheistic or any non-Abrahamic religion house of worship, except for Balinese Hinduism pura and Buddhist wihara.

• “kuil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Tamil கோயில் (kōyil). See also English kovil.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /kuel/
• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /kuɪl/
• Rhymes: -uel, -wel, -el
• Rhymes: -il

kuil (Jawi spelling کوءيل, plural kuil-kuil)

1. temple (worship place)

• “kuil” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

kuil (plural kuiɛl)

1. tusk, eyetooth

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005