nilgai

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/ˈnɪlɡaɪ/

noun

A large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.

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nylghainylghaublue bullBoselaphus tragocamelus
OriginHindi नीलगाय →
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Meanings

nounnilgai (plural nilgais or nilgai)

plural nilgais · alternative nilghai · alternative nilghau · alternative nilgau · alternative nylghau · alternative nylgau · alternative neelghau · alternative neelgye

  1. A large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns

Similar
nylghainylghaublue bullBoselaphus tragocamelus
Broader
antelope
Also see
blue bull

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hindiनीलगाय“nilgai”
  2. Englishnilgai

From Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy, “nilgai”), from नीला (nīlā, “blue”) + गाय (gāy, “cow”).

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Translations

Catalan nilgau
  • nilgaularge antelope of northern India
Finnish nilgau
  • nilgaularge antelope of northern India
French nilgaut
  • nilgautlarge antelope of northern India
German Nilgau, Nilgauantilope
  • Nilgaularge antelope of northern India
  • Nilgauantilopelarge antelope of northern India
Hindi नीलगाय
  • नीलगाय (nīlgāy)large antelope of northern India
Italian nilgau, antilope azzurra
  • nilgaularge antelope of northern India
  • antilope azzurralarge antelope of northern India
  • nilgailarge antelope of northern India
  • nilghaislarge antelope of northern India
Portuguese nilgó
  • nilgólarge antelope of northern India
Russian нильга́у
  • нильга́у (nilʹgáu)large antelope of northern India
Spanish nilgó
  • nilgólarge antelope of northern India
Tamil நீலான்
  • நீலான் (nīlāṉ)large antelope of northern India

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