কয়লা

Assamese

Noun

কয়লা • (koyla)

1. coal

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀇𑀮𑀸 (koilā) (re-Sanskritized as Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila)), from Proto-Munda *ko(y)ila (compare Santali ᱠᱩᱤᱞᱚ (kuilô)). Cognate with Assamese কয়লা (koyola), Odia କୋଇଲା (koila), Bihari कोएला (koelā), Hindi कोइला (koilā), Marwari कोइलो (koilo), Gujarati કૉયલૉ (kŏyalŏ), Punjabi ਕੋਇਲਾ (koilā), Sindhi کوءِلو (koilo).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kɔe̯la/, [ˈkɔe̯laˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kɔe̯la/, [ˈkɔe̯laˑ]

Noun

কয়লা • (koẏla)

1. coal, charcoal

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōkila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 181