"saola" meaning in English

See saola in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsaʊlə/, /ˈsaʊˌlɑː/ Forms: saolas [plural], saola [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese sao la, probably from Lao ເສົາຫລ (sao la, “spindle[-horned]”) or some other Tai-Kadai language. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|vi|sao la}} Borrowed from Vietnamese sao la, {{der|en|lo|ເສົາຫລ|t=spindle􂀿-horned􂁀}} Lao ເສົາຫລ (sao la, “spindle[-horned]”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|saola}} saola (plural saolas or saola)
  1. A critically endangered ruminant of species Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, of Vietnam and Laos. Wikipedia link: saola Categories (lifeform): Bovines Synonyms (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis): Asian unicorn, spindlehorn, Vu Quang ox, Vu Quang bovid Translations (rare ruminant of Vietnam and Laos): 中南大羚 (zhōngnán dàlíng) (Chinese Mandarin), saola (Finnish), サオラ (saora) (Japanese), ສັດສຸພາບ (sat su phāp) (Lao), saola [masculine] (Portuguese), са́ола (Russian), сао́ла (sáola, saóla) [feminine] (Russian), saola [masculine] (Spanish), buey de vu quang (Spanish), vuquangoxe [common-gender] (Swedish), vietnamantilop [common-gender] (Swedish), ซาวลา (saola) (Thai), sao la (Vietnamese), saht-supahp (english: loanword from Lao) (White Hmong)

Inflected forms

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