eland

See also: Eland

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland (“elk”), from Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete early modern German elend, from Middle High German elen, see German Elen for more.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈiːlənd/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːlənd

Noun

eland (plural elands)

1. A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]
   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     As a matter of fact, however, I had never seen an eland in a wild state before.

Synonyms

• Oreas (obsolete); Oreas canna (obsolete)

Translations

genus of antelope

• Afrikaans: eland (af)
• Chichewa: ntchefu
• Finnish: hirviantiloopit pl
• French: éland (fr) m
• German: Elenantilope f
• Irish: éalann m
• Italian: antilope alcina f
• Japanese: エランド (ja) (erando)
• Kikuyu: thiruai class 9/10, namũ class 9/10, thirua class 9/10
• Korean: 일런드 (illeondeu)
• Luo: abuor
• Maasai: osirua m
• Nandi: singoi
• Navajo: tééh jádítsoh
• Spanish: eland m
• Swahili: pofu (sw), mbungu
• Tswana: phofu class 9/10
• Xhosa: impofu
• Zulu: impofu (zu)
• ǃXóõ: ǃùm

Further reading

• Common eland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Giant eland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Taurotragus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Taurotragus oryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Taurotragus derbianus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Alden, Dalen, Nadel, Nelda, laden, lande, laned, lean'd, naled

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch eland (“elk, moose; eland”), from Middle Dutch elant (“elk, moose”), from obsolete German elen, elend, from Middle High German elen, from Old High German elent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪə̯.lant/

Noun

eland (plural elande)

1. common eland, eland antilope, Taurotragus oryx

Descendants

• → English: eland

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland or South African Dutch, from Dutch eland (“elk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈlan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈlant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈlant]

Noun

eland m (plural elands)

1. eland

   Synonyms: antílop africà, antílop del sud

Cebuano

Etymology

From English eland, from Dutch eland, from obsolete German elen, elend, from Old Lithuanian ellenis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧land

Noun

eland

1. an eland; a large South African antelope of the genus Taurotragus

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete German elen, elend, from Middle High German elen, from Old Lithuanian ellenis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɑnt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: eland

Noun

eland m (plural elanden, diminutive elandje n)

1. elk, moose, Alces alces [from 16th c.]
2. (archaic, chiefly South Africa) common eland, eland antilope, Taurotragus oryx [mid-17th–early 20th c.]

Derived terms

• elandantilope

Descendants

• Afrikaans: eland
  • → English: eland

Anagrams

• dalen, laden, lande

Spanish

Noun

eland m (plural elands)

1. eland