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na kavater yaGi

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But not kU कू before /yaG.

This is an exception to < kuhozcuH, which would make the cacophonous cokUyate if left alone —

ku कु + /yaG + /laT /ta → !**kokUyate कोकूयते

as in

kokilaH kokUyate कोकिलः कोकूयते "the cuckoo goes koo koo koo koo"

kharaH kokUyate खरः कोकूयते "the donkey repeatedly or loudly heehaws"

Why does the sUtra say kavati कवति to mean ku कु?

Because there are other ku कु or kU कू roots that make cokUyate चोकूयते.

Why do we say before /yaG?

Not before /liT —

kU कू + /liT /ta → !**cukuve चुकुवे

Is a kokila कोकिल a cuckoo?

Yes.

Shouldn't a cuckoo sing koo-koo, not koo-koo-koo-koo?

No. The "European" cuckoo koos twice, but the "Indian" one four times, qq(see wikipedia on Indian_cuckoo).