nilgai

American  

[nil-gahy] / ˈnɪl gaɪ /

Or nylghai,

noun

nilgais plural

1. a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.

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nilgai British  

/ ˈnɪlɡɔː, ˈnɪlɡaɪ /

noun

1. a large Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The male is blue-grey with white markings and has small horns; the female is brownish and has no horns

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• nilgai
  plural
• nilgais
  plural

Etymology

Origin of nilgai

First recorded in 1880–85, nilgai is from the Hindi word nīlgāy literally, blue cow

Example Sentences

If it had been a Sambhur or a Nilgai we should have had no supper, for the grass whispered under me as I shook it with my trembling.

From The Sa'-Zada Tales by Fraser, William Alexander

We are not like Antelope or Nilgai, who go without water for days and days.

From The Sa'-Zada Tales by Fraser, William Alexander