As a Hindi name
कोकिला · noun · feminine
१,कोयल । पिक · आग का अंगारा — Śabdasāgara
कोकिला · kokilā · s.f.
= S کوکل कोकिल kokil, corr. H. कोकलkokal, s.m. 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
कोकिला · feminine
a female given name, Kokila, from Sanskrit
कोकिला · feminine
black cuckoo
Cited formation "कोकिला" is कोकिल + -आ: कोकिल means "= S کوکلا कोकिला kokilā, corr. H. कोकला koklā, s.f. The black or Indian cuckoo, Cuculus indicus (vulg. koʼil", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "कोकिला" is कोकिल + -आ: कोकिल means "= S کوکلا कोकिला kokilā, corr. H. कोकला koklā, s.f. The black or Indian cuckoo, Cuculus indicus (vulg. koʼil", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi कोकिला — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit कोकिला (kokilā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
kokilā f. (g. ajādi) the female of a Kokila, Kum.; Ragh.; Bhartṛ.
kokilā (f. of kokila, q.v.)
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the female of a Kokila
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M1 · same meaning "kokilā" is the feminine form of "kokila" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
kokilā f. (g. ajādi) the female of a Kokila, Kum.; Ragh.; Bhartṛ.
kokilā (f. of kokila, q.v.)
kokilaḥ, -lā [kuk-ilac Uṇ. 1. 54] 1 The (Indian or black) cuckoo; puṃskokilo yanmadhuraṃ cukūja Ku. 3. 32; 4. 16; R. 12. 39. 2 A fire-brand. Comp. — āvāsaḥ, -utsavaḥ the mango tree. — ikṣuḥ a kind of sugar cane.
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.
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