gaur en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡaʊ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi गौर (gaur), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura). Attested in English since the early 19th century. Doublet of gayal.
Meanings
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An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
Of the other ruminants the ox, buffalo, yak, goat, sheep and a few others are domestic animals, while the bison and the gaur, or so-called Indian bison, and a large number of wild goats and sheep have been neglected.
1914, Edward Hamilton Aitken, Concerning Animals and Other Matters:[…] I am sure that the American bison is the grandest of them all. His only rivals for the kingship are the Indian bison, or gaur (Bos gaurus), of Southern India, and the aurochs, or European bison, both of which really surpass him in height, if not in actual balk also.
1889, William T. Hornaday, The Extermination of the American Bison:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gaurs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gour | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| gaur | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Bos frontalis gaurus (Bos gaurus)
Translations (28)
hi गौर (Bos gaurus) · fr gaur (Bos gaurus) · eo gaŭro (Bos gaurus) · my ပြောင် (Bos gaurus) · th กระทิง (Bos gaurus) · pl gaur indyjski (Bos gaurus) · apt sübo (Bos gaurus) · es gaur (Bos gaurus) · de Gaur (Bos gaurus) · et gaur (Bos gaurus) · ja ガウル (Bos gaurus) · lo ກະທິງ (Bos gaurus) · pt gauro (Bos gaurus) · sa गौर (Bos gaurus) · ar غَوْر (Bos gaurus) · fi gauri (Bos gaurus) · as মেঠোন (Bos gaurus) · pt bisão-indiano (Bos gaurus) · ru гaур (Bos gaurus) · as বন-গৰু (Bos gaurus) · ca gaur (Bos gaurus) · id seladang (Bos gaurus) · ro gaur (Bos gaurus) · it gaur (Bos gaurus) · cs gaur (Bos gaurus) · vi bò tót (Bos gaurus) · zh 印度野牛 (Bos gaurus) · ga gár (Bos gaurus)