wildebeest

English

Etymology

Borrowed in the early 19th century from early Afrikaans wildebeest, modern wildebees (literally “wild ox”), with influence from beast.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪldəbist/, enPR: wĭlʹdə-bēst

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

wildebeest (plural wildebeest or wildebeests or (rare) wildebeesten)

1. (zoology) The gnu.

   Coordinate term: hartebeest

Derived terms

• blue wildebeest

 

Descendants

• → Japanese: ウィルドビースト (wirudobīsuto)

Translations

gnu — see gnu

Further reading

• wildebeest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans wildebees (literally “wild ox”). Equivalent to wilde +‎ beest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪl.dəˌbeːst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: wil‧de‧beest

Noun

wildebeest n (plural wildebeesten, diminutive wildebeestje n)

1. gnu, wildebeest

   Synonym: gnoe m