koel

See also: köl and -köl

English

Etymology

From Hindi कोयल (koyal), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila) which is of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

koel (plural koels)

1. A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
   • 1994, Dorothy Porter, The Monkey's Mask, p. 49:

     It's a beautiful night / a koel starts up / its one weird note.

Derived terms

• Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
• Australian koel ()
• black-billed koel (Eudynamys melanorhynchus)
• eastern koel (Eudynamys orientalis)
• Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis)
• western koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

References

• “koel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “koel” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
• “koel”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Elko, Kole, loke

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kul/
• Rhymes: -ul

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• Homophone: cool

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From Middle Dutch coel, from Old Dutch *kuol, from Proto-Germanic *kōlaz.

Adjective

koel (comparative koeler, superlative koelst)

1. (literally) cold, chilly (having a low temperature)
2. (figuratively) without warm feelings
3. (figuratively) cool, with an in-control image

Inflection

Declension of koel
uninflected	koel
inflected	koele
comparative	koeler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		koel	koeler	het koelst het koelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	koele	koelere	koelste
	n. sing.	koel	koeler	koelste
	plural	koele	koelere	koelste
definite		koele	koelere	koelste
partitive		koels	koelers	—

Derived terms

• koelen
• koelte
• koeltjes
• koele kikker

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

koel

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of koelen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of koelen

Anagrams

• loke

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West Frisian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuə̯l/

Adjective

koel

1. cool

Inflection

Inflection of koel
uninflected	koel
inflected	koele
comparative	koelder koeler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		koel	koelder koeler	it koelst it koelste
indefinite	c. sing.	koele	koeldere koelere	koelste
	n. sing.	koel	koelder koeler	koelste
	plural	koele	koeldere koelere	koelste
definite		koele	koeldere koelere	koelste
partitive		koels	koelders koelers	—

Further reading

• “koel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011