nilgai

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nilgai

  • /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/

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

noun nilgais · nilgai · nilghai · nilghau · nilgau · nylghau

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

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noun large antelope of northern India

Españolnilgó
हिन्दीनीलगाय nīlgāy
Portuguêsnilgó
Françaisnilgaut
DeutschNilgau, Nilgauantilope
Italianonilgau, antilope azzurra, nilgai, nilghais
Русскийнильга́у nilʹgáu

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@misc{nilgai_2026,
  title = {nilgai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nilgai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}