covil
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tamil கோவில் (kōvil, literally “god-house”)
Noun edit
covil (plural covils)
References edit
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “covil”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cubīle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
covil m (plural covis)