kovil

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English

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A kovil in Madurai, southern India.

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Etymology

Transliteration of Tamil கோவில் (kōvil, “King's residence, temple”). See also Malay kuil.

Pronunciation

Noun

kovil (plural kovils)

  1. (Hinduism) A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.
    Synonym: mandir
    Aruna went to the Pittsburgh Perumal kovil yesterday.
    • 2004, H. M. Mervyn Herath, Colonial Kollupitiya and Its Environs, page 94:
      Though Sri Lanka is predominantly a Buddhist country there are a number of churches, kovils and mosques dotting the towns and countryside.

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