Standard Lemma guide

impala

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪmˈpɑːlə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːlə
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P AA1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Chevrolet Impala.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: redbuck, rooibok

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aepyceros melampus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: antelope

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mpàdá Zulu ímpalabor. English impala Borrowed from Zulu ímpala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: rooibok — African antelope
  • Asturian: impala — African antelope
  • Basque: inpala — African antelope
  • Bulgarian: импала (impala) — African antelope
  • Catalan: impala — African antelope
  • Chichewa: nswala — African antelope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高角羚 (gāojiǎolíng) — African antelope
  • Czech: impala — African antelope
  • Danish: impala — African antelope
  • Dutch: impala — African antelope
  • Esperanto: impalo — African antelope
  • Finnish: impala — African antelope
  • French: impala — African antelope
  • German: Impala — African antelope
  • Hungarian: impala — African antelope
  • Irish: iompála — African antelope
  • Italian: impala — African antelope
  • Japanese: インパラ (inpara) — African antelope
  • Korean: 임팔라 (impalla) — African antelope
  • Nandi: situa — African antelope
  • Navajo: jádí bideeʼ yisdizígíí — African antelope
  • Polish: impala — African antelope
  • Portuguese: impala — African antelope
  • Romanian: impala — African antelope
  • Russian: импа́ла (impála) — African antelope
  • Spanish: impala — African antelope
  • Swahili: swala — African antelope
  • Swahili: pala — African antelope
  • Swedish: impala — African antelope
  • Tagalog: impala — African antelope
  • Tswana: phala — African antelope
  • Turkish: impala — African antelope
  • Vietnamese: linh dương sừng cao — African antelope
  • Zulu: impala — African antelope