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- [guh-yahl]
- /gəˈyɑl/
- /ɡˈeɪəl/
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- [guh-yahl]
- /gəˈyɑl/
Definitions of gayal word
- noun plural gayal an ox, Bibos frontalis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, sometimes considered to be a domesticated breed of the gaur. 1
- noun gayal Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle. 1
- noun gayal an ox of India and Myanmar, Bibos frontalis, possibly a semidomesticated variety of gaur, black or brown with white stockings 0
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Origin of gayal
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90, gayal is from the Bengali word gayāl
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gayal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gayal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.