‖ dayal India.
(ˈdɑːjəl)
Also dhyal.
[See dial-bird.]
= dial-bird.
| 1855 Orr's Circle Sci., Org. Nat. III. 307 The Dayal..which..is called the Magpie Robin by the English residents in Ceylon. 1893 Newton Dict. Birds 133 Dayal, or more correctly, it would seem, Dhyal (corrupted into Dial-bird), the Hindostani name commonly adopted by Anglo-Indians. |