कोकिल

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Sanskrit

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the male bird's mating cry. Compare Latin cucūlus, English cuckoo, Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx), Polish kukułka.

Pronunciation

Noun

कोकिल (kokilá) stemm

  1. a cuckoo

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कोकिल (kokilá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कोकिलः
kokiláḥ
कोकिलौ / कोकिला¹
kokilaú / kokilā́¹
कोकिलाः / कोकिलासः¹
kokilā́ḥ / kokilā́saḥ¹
Vocative कोकिल
kókila
कोकिलौ / कोकिला¹
kókilau / kókilā¹
कोकिलाः / कोकिलासः¹
kókilāḥ / kókilāsaḥ¹
Accusative कोकिलम्
kokilám
कोकिलौ / कोकिला¹
kokilaú / kokilā́¹
कोकिलान्
kokilā́n
Instrumental कोकिलेन
kokiléna
कोकिलाभ्याम्
kokilā́bhyām
कोकिलैः / कोकिलेभिः¹
kokilaíḥ / kokilébhiḥ¹
Dative कोकिलाय
kokilā́ya
कोकिलाभ्याम्
kokilā́bhyām
कोकिलेभ्यः
kokilébhyaḥ
Ablative कोकिलात्
kokilā́t
कोकिलाभ्याम्
kokilā́bhyām
कोकिलेभ्यः
kokilébhyaḥ
Genitive कोकिलस्य
kokilásya
कोकिलयोः
kokiláyoḥ
कोकिलानाम्
kokilā́nām
Locative कोकिले
kokilé
कोकिलयोः
kokiláyoḥ
कोकिलेषु
kokiléṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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