nilgai

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

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

nilgai (plural nilgais or nilgai)

1. A large antelope, of the genus Boselaphus, from northern India; the blue bull.

• “nilgai”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “nilgai” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.

• Gilani, ailing

nilgai m (invariable)

1. bluebuck, blaubok, blue antelope

   Synonym: antilope azzurra, Boselaphus tragocamelus

2. nilgai, nilgau, Boselaphus tragocamelus
3. blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus

• lagnii