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nilgai

/ˈnɪlɡaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
nil-gai
IPA
/ˈnɪlɡaɪ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

nilgais (plural) nilghai (alternative) nilghau (alternative) nilgau (alternative) nylghau (alternative) nylgau (alternative) neelghau (alternative) neelgye (alternative)

Synonyms

nylghai nylghau blue bull boselaphus tragocamelus

Questions

How do you pronounce nilgai?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/.
What does nilgai mean?
A large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.
Where does nilgai come from?
From Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy, “nilgai”), from नीला (nīlā, “blue”) + गाय (gāy, “cow”).

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