saola

English

A saola

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese sao la, probably from Lao ເສົາຫລ (sao la, “spindle[-horned]”) or some other Tai-Kadai language.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaʊlə/, /ˈsaʊˌlɑː/[1]

Noun

saola (plural saolas or saola)

Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, a rare ruminant of Vietnam and Laos.

Synonyms

(Pseudoryx nghetinhensis): Vu Quang ox, Vu Quang bovid

Translations

ruminant

Chinese:
Mandarin: 中南大羚 (zhōngnán dàlíng)
Finnish: saola (fi)
Japanese: サオラ (ja) (saora)
Lao: ສັດສຸພາບ (sat su phāp) (literally "the polite animal")
Portuguese: saola m
Russian: са́ола, сао́ла (ru) f (sáola, saóla)
Spanish: saola m, buey de vu quang
Swedish: vuquangoxe c, vietnamantilop c
Thai: ซาวลา (saola)
Vietnamese: sao la (vi)
White Hmong: saht-supahp (loanword from Lao)

References

William G. Robichaud (1998 May 20) “Physical and Behavioral Description of a Captive Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis”, in Journal of Mammalogy, volume 79, number 2, →DOI, pages 394–405: “In pronunciation, saola has only two syllables and rhymes with the English words "now, ha."”

Anagrams

alosa, oasal

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