niala

Portuguese

Etymology

From Tsonga nyala.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /niˈa.lɐ/ [nɪˈa.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnja.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /niˈa.la/ [nɪˈa.la], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnja.la/

  • Rhymes: -alɐ

Noun

niala f (plural nialas)

  1. nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
    Synonym: inhala
    • 1950, Lourenço Marques, Memórias do Museu Dr. Álvaro de Castro‎[1]:
      Niala é um antílope muito raro que foi pela primeira vez encontrado na Niassalândia.
      Nyala is a very rare antelope that was first found in Nyasaland.

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