As a deity name
Name 601 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
कोकिल · noun · masculine
कोयल · नीलम की एक छाया · एक प्रकार का चूहा जिस केकाटने से ज्वर आता है और बहुत जलन होती है — Śabdasāgara
कोकिल · kokil · s.m.
= S کوکلا कोकिला kokilā, corr. H. कोकला koklā, s.f. The black or Indian cuckoo, Cuculus indicus (vulg. koʼil; this bird makes a prominent figure in Hindū poetry; and is supposed by its musical cry to inspire pleasing and tender emotions) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 863
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the Kokila or Koïl (black or Indian cuckoo; frequently alluded to in Hindū poetry, its musical cry being supposed to inspire tender emotions), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kokila" is the vocative of "kokilā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kokila m. (onomat.; √ kuk, Uṇ.) the Kokila or Koïl (black or Indian cuckoo ; frequently alluded to in Hindū poetry, its musical cry being supposed to inspire tender emotions), MBh.; R. &c.
a kind of mouse, Suśr.; Aṣṭāṅg.
a kind of snake, Gal.
a kind of venomous insect, Suśr.
a kind of sugarcane (cf. ˚lekṣu), Gal.
kokilā f. (g. ajādi) the female of a Kokila, Kum.; Ragh.; Bhartṛ.
kokilā (f. of kokila, q.v.)
Alternative readings
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