see|Gnu|GNU
English

Etymology
Taken from the w:Hottentot language|Hottentot language, which likely imitated it from the grunt-type noise that a gnu makes.

Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/nju�/, SAMPA|/nju:/
(US) IPA|/nu�/, SAMPA|/nu:/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�|-u�

Homonyms
rfc-level|Homonyms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
new, nu

Homographs
GNU (the computing project)

Noun
Image:Gnou_02_2005-07-01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|a few gnus
en-noun

1. A large antelope native to Africa having curved horns.

Synonyms
wildebeest

Translations
trans-top|large antelope
Afrikaans: wildebeest
Czech: paků� h�ivnatý
Danish: #Danish|gnu c
Dutch: gnoe m
Finnish: gnuu, #Finnish|gnu
French: gnou m
German: Gnu n
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KiSwahili?: nyumbu, mbogo
Norwegian: #Norwegian|gnu m
Portuguese: #Portuguese|gnu m
Russian: гн� (gnu) f and m
Slovene: #Slovene|gnu m
Spanish: ñu m
Swedish: #Swedish|gnu c
Vietnamese: linh dương �ầu bò
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See also
w:wildebeest|Wikipedia article on the gnu (wildebeest)

Category:Mammals
Category:South African English

Danish

Noun
gnu

1. #English|gnu

Portuguese

Noun
gnu m

1. #English|gnu.

Category:Portuguese nouns
Category:pt:Mammals

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