Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking the male bird's mating cry. Cognate with Assamese কুলি (kuli).
কোকিল • (kōkil)
| Inflection of কোকিল | |||
| nominative | কোকিল kōkil | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | কোকিলকে kōkil (semantically general or indefinite) / kōkilke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | কোকিলের kōkiler | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | কোকিল kōkil | ||
| objective | কোকিলকে kōkil (semantically general or indefinite) / kōkilke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | কোকিলের kōkiler | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | কোকিলটা, কোকিলটি kōkilṭa (colloquial), kōkilṭi (formal) |
কোকিলেরা kōkilera | |
| objective | কোকিলটাকে, কোকিলটিকে kōkilṭake (colloquial), kōkilṭike (formal) |
কোকিলদের(কে) kōkilder(ke) | |
| genitive | কোকিলটার, কোকিলটির kōkilṭar (colloquial), kōkilṭir (formal) |
কোকিলদের kōkilder | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||