eland

English

Etymology

From Dutch eland (“elk”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈiːlənd/

Noun

eland (plural elands)

A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.

Synonyms

Oreas (obsolete); Oreas canna (obsolete)

Translations

antelope

Chichewa: ntchefu
French: éland (fr) m
German: Elenantilope f
Irish: éalann m
Japanese: エランド (ja) (erando)
Kikuyu: thiruai class 9/10, namũ class 9/10, thirua class 9/10
Korean: 일런드 (illeondeu)
Luo: abuor

Maasai: osirua m
Navajo: tééh jádítsoh
Spanish: eland m
Swahili: pofu (sw), mbungu
Tswana: phofu (9/10)
Xhosa: impofu
Zulu: impofu (zu)
ǃXóõ: ǃùm

Further reading

Common eland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Giant eland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Taurotragus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Taurotragus oryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Taurotragus derbianus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

Alden, Nelda, laden, lande, laned, lean'd, naled

Dutch

Etymology

From obsolete German elen, elend, from Old Lithuanian ellenis, "stag", from IE root el- "red, brown" (also the root of the word elk).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɑnt/
Audio (file)

Noun

eland m (plural elanden, diminutive elandje n)

(zoology) the herbivore species elk (moose - Alces alces)

Anagrams

dalen, laden, lande

Spanish

Noun

eland m (plural elands)

eland

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