نیلی‌گاو

Persian

Alternative forms

نیلگاو (nilgâv)

Etymology

(nili, “indigo blue”) +‎ (gâv, “cow”). Probably a calque of Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy) / Urdu نیلگای (nīlgāy).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /niː.liː.ˈɡaːw/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [niː.liː.ɡɑːw]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [niː.liː.ɡɑːw]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ni.li.ɡäw]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [niː.liːɡ.ɒːv]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.li.ɡɔw]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nīlīgāw
Dari reading^?	nīlīgāw
Iranian reading^?	niliɡɒːv
Tajik reading^?	niligov

Noun

نیلی‌گاو • (nili-gâv)

nilgai (type of Indian antelope)