ਕੋਇਲਾ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀇𑀮 (koila, “black cuckoo; *coal”) (compare 𑀓𑁄𑀇𑀮𑀸 (koilā, “coal”)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila).
Noun edit
ਕੋਇਲਾ • (koilā) m
Related terms edit
- ਕੋਇਲ m (koila, “koel”)
Further reading edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “koilā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 181
- “ਕੋਇਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੋਇਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 622.