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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NYALA

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PRONUNCIATION OF NYALA

nyala  [ˈnjɑːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NYALA

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nyala is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NYALA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nyala

Nyala

The nyala, also called inyala, is a spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus Nyala, also considered to be in the genus Tragelaphus. It was first described in 1849 by George French Angas. The body length is 135–195 cm, and it weighs 55–140 kg. The coat is rusty or rufous brown in females and juveniles, but grows a dark brown or slate grey, often tinged with blue, in adult males. Females and young males have ten or more white stripes on their sides. Only males have horns, 60–83 cm long and yellow-tipped. It exhibits the highest sexual dimorphism among the spiral-horned antelopes. The nyala is mainly active in the early morning and the late afternoon. It generally browses during the day if temperatures are 20–30 °C and during the night in rainy season. As a herbivore, the nyala feeds upon foliage, fruits and grasses, with sufficient fresh water. A shy animal, it prefers water holes rather than open spaces. The nyala does not show signs of territoriality, and individual areas can overlap each other. They are very cautious creatures.

Definition of nyala in the English dictionary

The definition of nyala in the dictionary is a spiral-horned southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasi, with a fringe of white hairs along the length of the back and neck.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NYALA


Ambala
əmˈbɑːlə
Douala
dʊˈɑːlə
gala
ˈɡɑːlə
Guatemala
ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə
impala
ɪmˈpɑːlə
kabbalah
kəˈbɑːlə
kamala
kəˈmɑːlə
Kampala
kæmˈpɑːlə
koala
kəʊˈɑːlə
Lingala
ˌlɪŋˈɡɑːlə
Mahler
ˈmɑːlə
Marsala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
masala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
nalla
ˈnɑːlə
parlour
ˈpɑːlə
Patiala
ˌpʌtɪˈɑːlə
tala
ˈtɑːlə
taler
ˈtɑːlə
thaler
ˈtɑːlə
Uppsala
ˈʌpsɑːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NYALA

nyaff
Nyanja
nyanza
nyas
Nyasa
Nyasaland
Nyassa
nybble
NYC
nychthemeral
nychthemeron
nyctaginaceous
nyctalope
nyctalopia
nyctalopic
nyctalops
nyctanthous
nyctinastic
nyctinasty
nyctitropic

WORDS THAT END LIKE NYALA

Agartala
ala
amygdala
Bala
garam masala
Gujranwala
inyala
Karbala
Kerala
La Scala
Lala
Makhachkala
mala
mandala
mountain nyala
nala
polygala
Scala
Tlaxcala
Upsala

Synonyms and antonyms of nyala in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nyala» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NYALA

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The translations of nyala from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nyala» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尼亚拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nyala
570 millions of speakers

English

nyala
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Nyala
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نيالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ньяла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nyala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Nyala
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Nyala
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nyala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nyala
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニアラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

니 알라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nyala
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Nyala
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Nyala
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nyala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nyala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nyala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ньяла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Nyala
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

nyala
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

njala
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Nyala
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Nyala
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nyala

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NYALA»

The term «nyala» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.055 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NYALA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nyala» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nyala» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nyala

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NYALA»

Discover the use of nyala in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nyala and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed ...
Tragelaphus scriptus, bushbuck T. spekii, sitatunga 7". angasii, nyala T. buxtoni, mountain nyala T. strepsiceros, greater kudu T. imberbis, lesser kudu T. ( Boocercus) eurycems, bongo T. (Taurotragus) oryx, common eland T. derbianus, Derby ...
Richard Estes, 1991
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Cry Last Heard
Hannah Nyala, the real-life tracker who introduced Tally Nowata in the electrifying novel Leave No Trace, brilliantly defines a woman's determination to embrace life after her spirit is shattered -- and crafts a nail-biting chase across a ...
Hannah Nyala, 2012
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Antelopes: Southern and South-Central Africa
This is most clear in Lengwe and Vwaza where impala are now increasing at around 20% p. a. and may in the long run outnumber nyala, as they do in similar situations in Natal (i.e.. Mkuzi). In general, the future of impala in Malawi may be ...
Rod East, 1989
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Point Last Seen
Escaping an abusive marriage, her children abducted by her violent husband, Hannah Nyala was left alone to pick up the pieces of her life, to heal physically and spiritually. She wanted her children back... but first she had to fight for her own ...
Hannah Nyala, 2002
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The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region
When the grass is flushing, nyala make wide use of this grassland for grazing. Their reaction on being disturbed in open areas is to make for the cover of the thicket, and where there is continual disturbance in the form of settlement, they tend to ...
J. D. Skinner, Christian T. Chimimba, 2005
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MotorBoating
Four of the six existing America-built twelves participated in the racing and after five contests, sailed for the most part in breezes that were on the heavy side, the point score was Vim, 18%; Nyala, 16%; Seven Seas, 9; Gleam, 6. But those ...
7
Innovations in insuring the poor
Nyala was the seventh to be licensed in July 1995. Nyala Insurance S.C., or NISCO,was established with 7 million Ethiopian birr in paid-up capital and 25 million birr in authorized capital. Nyala has raised its capital to 35 million birr in paid-up ...
Ruth Vargas Hill, 2009
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Ungulate Taxonomy
2n is as follows (males/females): greater kudu, 2n = 31/32; lesser kudu, 2n = 38/ 38; nyala, 2n = 55/56; sitatunga, 2n = 30/30; bushbuck, 2n = 33/34; common eland, 2n = 31/32; all have a Yautosome translocation (Benirschke et al. 1980).
Colin Groves, Peter Grubb, 2011
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The Power of One: How You Can Help Or Harm African American ...
Being placed in special education, especially as an older student rather than one in elementary school, could have resulted in several negative consequences for Nyala. She could have become so disillusioned that she eventually dropped out  ...
Gail L. Thompson, 2010
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Southern African Wildlife
At Mkuzi Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, two male nyala contest mating rights through the curious contact-free ritual of 'lateral presentation'. Each contender circles the other in high-stepping slow motion, displaying his physique to best effect ...
Mike Unwin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NYALA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nyala is used in the context of the following news items.
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South Darfur Governor Announces Government
He noted that two of the Ministers of the National Congress party and the Commissioner of the Locality of Nyala municipality are from outside ... «Sudan Vision, Jul 15»
2
Two Women Crushed By RSF Vehicle in Nyala, South Darfur
Nyala — Two women were killed on Monday when a member of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ran over them in a four-wheel ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Art that nourishes the soul, communities
The statement piece, Art with a Purpose – Cyclical Journeys, has as its focal point a metal armature nyala mounted on a dartboard and woven ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
4
Niger seeks management structure for 125-MW Kandadji Dam hydro …
... Publics, Quartier RYAD Route Niamey Nyala, BP 206, Niamey, Niger; (227) 20732313; Fax: (227) 20732185; E-mail: kandadji@intnet.ne, ... «HydroWorld, Jul 15»
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UCF womens basketball to face Florida for first time in five years
... UCF also gains back Makenzi Reasor and Nyala Shuler, who suffered season-ending injuries early on in 2014. UCF brings in five talented ... «News 13 Orlando, Jul 15»
6
South Sudan rebel leader fires top commanders
A fighter from the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces sits on a vehicle in the city of Nyala, in south Darfur, on May 3, 2015, as they display ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
7
10 of the world's most beautiful new nature reserves
... water catchment area for the Chalimbana river system and is now home to 22 different species of wild animals, including impala, nyala, kudu, ... «CNN, Jul 15»
8
Bale Mountain Lodge, Ethiopa, where a rare wolf roams free
... boundaries can rarely be found outside, such as the handsome mountain nyala, the skittish Menelik's bushbuck and the giant mole-rat, which ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Creature Comforts: Ken Barris Talks to Justin Fox About The …
Apart from the cartoon bunny, there are charming encounters with animals that were not part of Fox's quest, such as a nyala antelope and her ... «Books LIVE, Jul 15»
10
EU provides additional humanitarian assistance for Sudan
A child looks inside a shelter at Sakale Wali IDPs camp in the South Darfur town of Nyala May 29, 2010. (Reuters). "The humanitarian situation ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nyala [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nyala>. May 2024 ».
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