English Explanatory Dictionary

covil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Hindu temple.
  2. A palace.
  3. A church.
name
  1. An English habitational surname from Anglo-Norman, from the name of a village in Manche, Normandy.

Word forms

covil covils

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கோவில் (kōvil, literally “god-house”).

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