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Webster 1913 Edition
Koel
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Ko′el
,Noun.
[Native name in India.]
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus
Eudynamys
, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds. Definition 2024
koel
koel
English
Noun
koel (plural koels)
- A bird of the genus Eudynamys, cuckoos from Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ul
- Homophone: cool
Etymology
From Middle Dutch coel, from Old Dutch cuol, *kuol (“cool, fresh”), from Proto-Germanic *kōlaz, *kōlijaz (“cool”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). Cognate with English cool, German kühl (“cool”). Related to koud.
Adjective
koel (comparative koeler, superlative koelst)
- (literally) cold, chilly (having a low temperature)
- (figuratively) without warm feelings
- (figuratively) cool, with an in-control image
Inflection
| Inflection 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 | — | |
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Verb
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