saïga
French, noun/sa.i.ɡa/
saïga is spelled S-A-Ï-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 69 million words in written French, the 261,491st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saïga is a French masculine noun meaning “saiga (antelope)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce d'antilope eurasienne qu'on trouve encore dans les steppes arides d'Asie centrale (Russie, Kazakstan…”.
What does saïga mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesaiga (antelope)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce d'antilope eurasienne qu'on trouve encore dans les steppes arides d'Asie centrale (Russie, Kazakstan, Mongolie, etc.), au nez très arqué descendant sur la bouche et donnant l'aspect d'une trompe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of saïga
- saïgas plural
- antilope saïga
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saïga?
- /sa.i.ɡa/
- \sa.i.ɡa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saïga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saïga in French?
saïga appears about once in every 69 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).