ਕੋਇਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀇𑀮 (koila, “black cuckoo; *coal”) (compare 𑀓𑁄𑀇𑀮𑀸 (koilā, “coal”)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila).

Noun

ਕੋਇਲਾ • (koilā) m

  1. coal
  2. charcoal

Further reading
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “koilā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 181
  • “ਕੋਇਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੋਇਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 622.
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