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Word: Nilgai
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Marathi nīlgāy, from Sanskrit nīla ‘dark blue’ + gāvī ‘cow’. A form nilghau (or nilgau), from Punjabi, is recorded from the late 17th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnɪlɡʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large Indian antelope, the male of which has a blue-grey coat and short horns, and the female a tawny coat and no horns.
Short Definition:large Indian antelope
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