gaviaal
Dutch
Alternative forms
- gavial (obsolete)
Etymology
From French gavial, from Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣaː.viˈaːl/
(file) - Hyphenation: ga‧vi‧aal
- Rhymes: -aːl
Noun
gaviaal m (plural gavialen, diminutive gaviaaltje n)
- gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) [from early 19th c.]