quagga

English

Alternative forms

• kwagga (dated)
• quakka
• quagha

Etymology

From Dutch quagga ( > Afrikaans kwagga), probably from Haiǁom/Nama ǁkoaah, apparently of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• (SAE) IPA: /ˈkwaxə/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈkwaɡə/
• (US) IPA: /kwæɡə/, /kwɑɡə/
• Rhymes: -æɡə

Noun

quagga (plural quaggas)

1. A southern African subspecies of zebra, Equus quagga quagga, extinct since 1883. The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face, neck, and fore part of the body. Taxonomic name: Equus quagga.

Translations

subspecies of zebra, Equus quagga quagga

• German: (♂♀) Quagga (de) n, (♂) Quaggahengst (de) m, (♀) Quaggastute (de) f, (♂♀) Quaggafohlen (de) n, (♂♀) Quaggafüllen (de) n, (♂) Quaggahengstfohlen (de) n, (♀) Quaggastutfohlen (de) n
• Navajo: halgaigi tééh łį́į́ʼ

• Russian: квагга (ru) (kvágga) f
• Volapük: (♂♀) kvagad (vo), (♂) hikvagad (vo), (♀) jikvagad (vo), (♂♀ offspring, young) kvagadül (vo), (♂ offspring) hikvagadül (vo), (♀ offspring) jikvagadül (vo)

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Afrikaans

Noun

quagga

1. zebra