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