[ 'nɪlgʌɪ ]
■ noun a large Indian antelope, the male of which has a blue-grey coat and short horns. [ Boselaphus tragocamelus .]
Origin
C18: from Hindi nīlgāī , from nīl 'blue' + gāī 'cow'.
[ 'nɪlgʌɪ ]
■ noun a large Indian antelope, the male of which has a blue-grey coat and short horns. [ Boselaphus tragocamelus .]
Origin
C18: from Hindi nīlgāī , from nīl 'blue' + gāī 'cow'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004