Proto-South Dravidian : *kujil-/*kugil-
Meaning : cuckoo
Tamil : kuyil
Tamil meaning : koel, Indian cuckoo, Eudynamis honorata
Tamil derivates : (kuyilv-, kuyin_r_-) to call, whoop, halloo; utter, tell; kuyir_r_u (kuyir_r_i-) to tell, utter
Malayalam : kuyil, kuẓil
Malayalam meaning : Indian cuckoo, Cuculus or E. orientalis
Kannada : kukil
Kannada meaning : cuckoo; vb. to cry as a cuckoo
Kannada derivates : kūgula (Kumt.; U.P.U.) cuckoo
Tulu : kōgilè, kōjilè, (B-K) kuyilụ
Tulu meaning : cuckoo
Number in DED : 1764
