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saiga

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -aɪɡə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: saiga antelope

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Saiga tatarica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: antelope

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Chagatai سایغاق (saiɣak)bor. Russian сайга́к (sajgák) Russian сайга́ (sajgá)bor. English saiga Borrowed from Russian сайга́ (sajgá), from сайга́к (sajgák), borrowed from Chagatai سایغاق (saiɣak, a kind of chamois).

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: চাইগা (saiga) — antelope
  • Breton: saiga — antelope
  • Bulgarian: сайга (sajga) — antelope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高鼻羚羊 — antelope
  • Crimean Tatar: sayğaq — antelope
  • Czech: sajka — antelope
  • Czech: sajga — antelope
  • Dutch: saïga — antelope
  • Esperanto: altnaza antilopo — antelope
  • Finnish: saiga — antelope
  • French: saïga — antelope
  • German: Saiga — antelope
  • Hungarian: szajga — antelope
  • Hungarian: tatárantilop — antelope
  • Irish: antalóp saigeach — antelope
  • Italian: saiga — antelope
  • Japanese: サイガ (saiga) — antelope
  • Kalmyk: гөрәсн (göräsn) — antelope
  • Kazakh: ақбөкен (aqböken) — antelope
  • Korean: 사이가산양 (saigasanyang) — antelope
  • Lithuanian: saiga — antelope
  • Mongolian: бөхөн (böxön) — antelope
  • Navajo: jádí bíchį́į́htsohígíí — antelope
  • Polish: suhak — antelope
  • Portuguese: saiga — antelope
  • Romanian: saiga — antelope
  • Russian: сайга́к (sajgák) — antelope
  • Russian: сайга́ (sajgá) — antelope
  • Spanish: saiga — antelope
  • Swedish: saigaantilop — antelope
  • Thai: กุย (gui) — antelope
  • Turkish: sayga — antelope
  • Ukrainian: сайгак (sajhak) — antelope
  • Uyghur: قاڭشارلىق بۆكەن (qangsharliq böken) — antelope
  • Vietnamese: linh dương saiga — antelope