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• koil, koyil

語源

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

発音

• (Indian English) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːvɪl/

名詞

kovil (複数形 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.