nyala

[ nyah-luh ]

noun

1. an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.

nyala

/ ˈnjɑːlə /

noun

1. a spiral-horned southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasi, with a fringe of white hairs along the length of the back and neck
2. mountain nyala
   mountain nyala a similar and related Ethiopian animal, T. buxtoni, lacking the white crest

Word History and Origins

Origin of nyala¹

1895–1900; < Venda (Bantu language of the Transvaal and Zimbabwe) ( dzì )- nyálà nyala buck; or < a cognate Bantu word

Word History and Origins

Origin of nyala¹

from Zulu