gnu的词源

英文词源

gnu (n.)

ox-like South African antelope, 1777, gnoo, from Dutch gnoe, used by German traveler Georg Forster (1754-1794) to render Hottentot i-ngu "wildebeest," from Southern Bushman !nu: (in which ! and : represent clicks).

中文词源

gnu：角马

来自南非土著语。可能是拟声词，模仿这种动物受到惊吓时发出的声音。

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