kovil
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Etymology[edit]
Transliteration of Tamil கோவில் (kōvil, “King's residence, temple”). See also Malay kuil.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈkoːvɪl/
Noun[edit]
kovil (plural kovils)
- (Hinduism) A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.
- Synonym: mandir
- Aruna went to the Pittsburgh Perumal kovil yesterday.
- 2004, H. M. Mervyn Herath, Colonial Kollupitiya and Its Environs, page 94:
- Though Sri Lanka is predominantly a Buddhist country there are a number of churches, kovils and mosques dotting the towns and countryside.