Etymology

goral

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Today it means: A type of Asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four species of the genus Naemorhedus. Full definition →

Nepali घोरल
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goral · noun1

  1. Nepali · borrowed fromघोरल“Himalayan goral”
  2. English todaygoral

From an eastern Indian word for the Himalayan goral. Likely an early borrowing from Nepali घोरल (ghoral, “Himalayan goral”) or a related language.

Goral · noun2

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*goraľь“mountain dweller”
  2. Polish · derived fromgóral
  3. English todayGoral

From Polish góral; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).

Goral · proper noun3

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*goraľь“mountain dweller”
  2. Polish · derived fromGoral
  3. English todayGoral

From Polish Goral and Góral, from góral; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).

Words from the same roots

Polishgóral all →

Gorall

Proto-Slavic*goraľь all →

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