nyala

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/ˈnjɑːlə/

noun

A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist.

Similar
Tragelaphus angasi
OriginTsonga nyala ← Zulu inyala →
UncommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

nounnyala (plural nyalas)

plural nyalas · alternative inyala

  1. A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounspiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck

Similar
Tragelaphus angasi
Broader
harnessed antelope

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Zuluinyala
  2. Tsonganyala
  3. Englishnyala

Probably borrowed from Tsonga nyala. The alternative form inyala is from Zulu inyala.

More words from Tsonga, Zulu

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Translations

Afrikaans njala
  • njalasouthern African antelope
Finnish njala
  • njalasouthern African antelope
Portuguese niala, inhala
  • nialasouthern African antelope
  • inhalasouthern African antelope
Russian нья́ла
  • нья́ла (nʹjála)southern African antelope

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nyala

galaimpalaUppsalakoalaValhallatalamasalapalaSinhalakamalachallahmancalawallahalcavalaimalalauhalalicualatambalatikka masalatrehala
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Anagrams

layan
Cite this entry
APA

nyala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyala

MLA

“nyala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyala. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nyala,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyala.

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