Etymology

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Today it means: Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of domestic cattle. Full definition →

Bengali গয়াল ← Sanskrit गौ॒रः
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromगौः
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromगौ॒रः
  3. Bengali · borrowed fromগয়াল
  4. English todaygayal

From Bengali গয়াল (goẏal), from Sanskrit गौ॒रः (gauráḥ) or Sanskrit गौः (gauḥ). Doublet of gaur.

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