gayal

[ guh-yahl ]

noun,plural ga·yals, (especially collectively) ga·yal.
  1. an ox,Bibos frontalis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, sometimes considered to be a domesticated breed of the gaur.

Origin of gayal

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First recorded in 1780–90, gayal is from the Bengali word gayāl

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gayal

/ (ɡəˈjæl) /


nounplural gayal or gayals
  1. an ox of India and Myanmar, Bibos frontalis, possibly a semidomesticated variety of gaur, black or brown with white stockings

Origin of gayal

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C19: from Bengali gayāl, from Sanskrit gāŭra; compare gaur

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