nilgai
/ˈnɪlɡaɪ/
nilgai noun: a large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.
Noun
nilgai (plural nilgais or nilgai)
nilgai meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Punjabi
nilgai in Hindi
- large antelope of northern India
- नीलगाय nīlgāy
nilgai in Tamil
- large antelope of northern India
- நீலான் nīlāṉ
nilgai in Marathi
- nilgai, blue bull
- रोही rohī
nilgai in Punjabi
- nilgai
- ਨੀਲ ਗਾਂ nīl gā̃
- a nilgai , the largest Asian antelope
- ਰੋਝ rojh
More languagesFewer languages
- nilgai in Nepali
- निलगाई nilagāī
Forms of nilgai
| plural | nilgais |
|---|---|
| plural | nilgai |
| alternative form | nilghai |
| alternative form | nilghau |
| alternative form | nilgau |
| alternative form | nylghau |
| alternative form | nylgau |
| alternative form | neelghau |
| alternative form | neelgye |
Origin of nilgai
From Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy, “nilgai”), from नीला (nīlā, “blue”) + गाय (gāy, “cow”).
Questions about nilgai
- What does nilgai mean?
- Nilgai means a large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.
- What is nilgai in Hindi?
- Nilgai in Hindi is नीलगाय (nīlgāy). See Nilgai meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nilgai?
- Nilgai is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nilgai?
- Nilgai is pronounced /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/.
- What is the plural of nilgai?
- The plural of nilgai is nilgais.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nilgai (page history and authors); रोही (Marathi) (page history and authors); ਨੀਲ ਗਾਂ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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