nilgaut

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy) or Persian (nili-gâv). Compare also dialectal Hindi गो (go, “cow”) which may explain the ending -gaut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nil.ɡo/
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Noun

nilgaut m (plural nilgauts)

nilgai

Further reading

“nilgaut”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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