nyalan.

Brit.

/ˈnjɑːlə/, U.S.

/ˈnjɑlə/

Inflections: Plural nyalas, unchanged.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Tsonga. Probably partly a borrowing from Venda. Etymons: Tsonga nyala; Venda nyala.

Etymology: Probably < Tsonga nyala and its cognate Venda nyala. Compare earlier inyala n.

A large antelope of southern Africa Tragelaphus angasii, the female of which is reddish-brown and hornless, and the male of which is mainly slate grey with a whitish crest down the back (also called inyala).mountain nyala: see mountain n. and adj. Compounds 2c.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Tragelaphinae > genus Tragelaphus (tragelaph) > Tragelaphus angasi (nyala)

inyala1848

nyala1899

1899 H. A. Bryden Great & Small Game Afr. 453 (heading) The bushbucks. Genus Tragelaphus. The harnessed antelopes, or bushbucks..may be arranged as follows:—A... 1. The Bongo (T. euryceros). 2. The Nyala (T. angasi), [etc.].

1915 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 702/1 The horns of this antelope..approximate more to those of the nyala, one of the largest of the bushbucks.

1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. xv. 109 Along the Pafuri River in the nyala bush they have become accustomed to motor traffic.

1975 Country Life 20 Feb. 444/3 A visit to..these [sc. South African] reserves is always rewarded with views of zebra, nyala, impala, duiker, waterbuck.

1992 S. Afr. Panorama Mar.–Apr. 120 The lordly nyala came down to drink from dense surrounding woods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nyala
释义	nyalan. Brit. /ˈnjɑːlə/, U.S. /ˈnjɑlə/ Inflections: Plural nyalas, unchanged. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Tsonga. Probably partly a borrowing from Venda. Etymons: Tsonga nyala; Venda nyala. Etymology: Probably < Tsonga nyala and its cognate Venda nyala. Compare earlier inyala n. A large antelope of southern Africa Tragelaphus angasii, the female of which is reddish-brown and hornless, and the male of which is mainly slate grey with a whitish crest down the back (also called inyala).mountain nyala: see mountain n. and adj. Compounds 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Tragelaphinae > genus Tragelaphus (tragelaph) > Tragelaphus angasi (nyala) inyala1848 nyala1899 1899 H. A. Bryden Great & Small Game Afr. 453 (heading) The bushbucks. Genus Tragelaphus. The harnessed antelopes, or bushbucks..may be arranged as follows:—A... 1. The Bongo (T. euryceros). 2. The Nyala (T. angasi), [etc.]. 1915 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 702/1 The horns of this antelope..approximate more to those of the nyala, one of the largest of the bushbucks. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. xv. 109 Along the Pafuri River in the nyala bush they have become accustomed to motor traffic. 1975 Country Life 20 Feb. 444/3 A visit to..these [sc. South African] reserves is always rewarded with views of zebra, nyala, impala, duiker, waterbuck. 1992 S. Afr. Panorama Mar.–Apr. 120 The lordly nyala came down to drink from dense surrounding woods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899
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