hartebeest

English

Red Hartebeest

Etymology

From Dutch hert (“hart”) + beest (“beast”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːtəbiːst/

Noun

hartebeest (plural hartebeest or hartebeests)

A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa

Synonyms

kaama

Translations

Alcelaphus bucelaphus

Afrikaans: hartebees
Chinese:
Mandarin: 狷羚 (juànlíng), 麋羚 (mílíng)
Dutch: hartenbeest n
French: bubale roux (fr) m, bubale (fr) m
German: Kuhantilope f
Hadza: qqeléakho
Irish: hartaibéist f
Italian: kongoni m, alcelafo m, kaama m

Japanese: ハーテビースト (hātebīsuto)
Navajo: jádí biniiʼtsʼózí
Portuguese: hartebeest m, veado-do-cabo m, caama m
Russian: буба́л m (bubál), коро́вья антило́па f (koróvʹja antilópa)
Spanish: alcélafo m, bubal m, ñu rojo m
Swahili: kongoni
Tswana: kgama
Zulu: indluzele

References

hartebeest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Noun

hartebeest m (plural hartebeests)

hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus, an African antelope)

Synonyms

veado-do-cabo, caama

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