As a Hindi name
कोहल · noun · masculine
एक मुनि जिन्होने सोमेश्वर से संगीत सीखा था और जो नाटयशास्त्र के प्रणेता कहे जाते हैं · जौ की शराब · कुम्हड़े की शराब — Śabdasāgara
कोहल · adj
अस्पष्ट बोलनेवाला । साफ साफ उच्चारण न करनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a kind of musical instrument (?)
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
kohala mfn. speaking indistinctly, L.
kohala m. a sort of spirituous liquor (made of barley), Suśr.
a kind of musical instrument (?), L.
N. of a Muni (inventor or first teacher of the drama), MBh. i, xiii; VāyuP.
N. of a Prākṛt grammarian (v.l. kohara)
Alternative readings
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