nilgai

• nilghai, nilghau, nilgau, nylghau, nylgau, neelghau, neelgye

From Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy, “nilgai”), from नीला (nīlā, “blue”) +‎ गाय (gāy, “cow”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/

nilgai (plural nilgais or nilgai)

1. A large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.

• “nilgai”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “nilgai” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.

• Gilani, ailing

nilgai m (invariable)

1. bluebuck, blaubok, blue antelope, nilgai, nilgau, blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

   Synonym: antilope azzurra (“Boselaphus tragocamelus”)

• lagnii