gayal

[ guh-yahl ]

/ gəˈyɑl /

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noun, plural ga·yals, (especially collectively) ga·yal.

an ox, Bibos frontalis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, sometimes considered to be a domesticated breed of the gaur.

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Also called mithan.

Origin of gayal

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

Words nearby gayal

gawp, Gawra, gawsy, gay, Gaya, gayal, Gaya Maretan, gayatri, gaydar, Gaye, gayety

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How to use gayal in a sentence

The usual manner employed to catch the full-grown gayal is to surround a field of corn with a strong fence.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
The animal here alluded to is another species of Gayal found wild in the hills of Chatgaon.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe|George Vasey
According to this gentleman the Gayal lives to the age of twenty or twenty-five years, and reaches its full growth at five years.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe|George Vasey
It rarely quits the mountain tract of the south-east frontier, and never mixes with the Gobbay, or village Gayal of the plains.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe|George Vasey

The representation of the Gayal here given was taken from a living specimen in the Zoological Gardens, 1846.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe|George Vasey

British Dictionary definitions for gayal

gayal

/ (ɡəˈjæl) /

noun plural gayal or gayals

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

Word Origin for gayal

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

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