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- US Pronunciation
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- [nyah-luh]
- /ˈnyɑ lə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nyah-luh]
- /ˈnyɑ lə/
Definitions of nyala word
- noun nyala an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes. 1
- noun nyala A southern African antelope, with a conspicuous crest on the neck and back and lyre-shaped horns. 1
- noun nyala a spiral-horned southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasi, with a fringe of white hairs along the length of the back and neck 0
- noun nyala any of several antelopes (genus Tragelaphus) of E Africa, with large, spiral horns 0
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Origin of nyala
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < Venda (Bantu language of the Transvaal and Zimbabwe) (dzì)-nyálà nyala buck; or < a cognate Bantu word
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Parts of speech for Nyala
noun
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preposition
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nyala popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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