gayal

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/ɡəˈjæl/

noun

Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of domestic cattle.

Similar
gaurmithanBibos frontalis
OriginBengali গয়াল ← Sanskrit गौ॒रः →
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Meanings

noungayal (plural gayals)

plural gayals

  1. Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of domestic cattle.

    Synonyms: gaur

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of domestic cattle.

Similar
gaur

More synonyms by meaning

nounox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur

Similar
mithanBibos frontalis
Broader
Asian wild ox
Also see
mithun

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sanskritगौः
  2. Sanskritगौ॒रः
  3. Bengaliগয়াল
  4. Englishgayal

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

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Translations

French gayal
  • gayalBos frontalis
Polish gajal
  • gajalBos frontalis
Portuguese gaial
  • gaialBos frontalis

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gayla
Cite this entry
APA

gayal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gayal

MLA

“gayal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gayal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gayal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gayal.

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