nyala
[ nyah-luh ]
/ ˈnyɑ lə /
noun
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
Origin of nyala
1895–1900; < Venda (Bantu language of the Transvaal and Zimbabwe) (
dzì)-
nyálà nyala buck; or < a cognate Bantu word
British Dictionary definitions for nyala
nyala
/ (ˈnjɑːlə) /
noun plural -la or -las
a spiral-horned southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasi, with a fringe of white hairs along the length of the back and neck
mountain nyala
a similar and related Ethiopian animal, T. buxtoni, lacking the white crest
Word Origin for nyala
from Zulu