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

Related terms

• ਕੋਇਲ m (koila, “koel”)

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.