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gayal

[ guh-yahl ]

noun

plural gayals, (especially collectively) gayal.
  1. an ox, Bibos frontalis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, sometimes considered to be a domesticated breed of the gaur.


gayal

/ ɡəˈÂáæ±ô /

noun

  1. an ox of India and Myanmar, Bibos frontalis, possibly a semidomesticated variety of gaur, black or brown with white stockings
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gayal1

First recorded in 1780–90, gayal is from the Bengali word ²µ²¹²âÄå±ô
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gayal1

C19: from Bengali ²µ²¹²âÄå±ô, from Sanskrit ²µÄåÅ­°ù²¹; compare gaur
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Next to the gayal is the Gam—also a forest-dwelling ox, of large size; and, like the other, browsing upon the leaves and twigs of trees.

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On discovering a herd of wild gayals in the jungle they prepare a number of balls, the size of a man's head, composed of a particular kind of earth, salt and cotton.

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The three species—gaur, gayal and banteng—inhabit Indo-Malayan countries, and all of them are dark brown with white stockings.

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The usual manner employed to catch the full-grown gayal is to surround a field of corn with a strong fence.

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The gayal is of a much milder disposition than the gaur, and is extensively domesticated, and on the frontiers of Assam is considered a valuable property by the people.

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