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bharal in British English
or burhel (ˈbʌrəl)
noun
a wild Himalayan sheep, Pseudois nayaur, with a bluish-grey coat and round backward-curving horns
Word origin
Hindibharal in American English
(ˈbɜːrəl)
noun
a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward
Also: burrhel. Also called: blue sheep Word origin
[1830–40; ‹ Hindi]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, isomerism, isometric, rococo, walkoverImage ofbharal
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