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nilgai in British English
(ˈnɪlɡaɪ), nilghau or nylghau (ˈnɪlɡɔː)
nounWord forms: plural -gai, -gais, -ghau or -ghaus
a large Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The male is blue-grey with white markings and has small horns; the female is brownish and has no horns
Word origin
C19: from Hindi nīlgāw blue bull, from Sanskrit nīla dark blue + go bullnilgai in American English
(ˈnɪlˌgaɪ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈnilˌgais or ˈnilˌgai
a large, gray, Indian antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus): the male has short, straight horns and a black mane
: also ˈnilˌgau (ˈnɪlˌgɔ) Word origin
Pers nīlgāw, lit., blue cow < nīl, blue + gāw, cow: for IE base see cow1Image ofnilgai
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