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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
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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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