elk
Significat (Anglès)
- (Commonwealth, Europe) Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
- (Canada, US) Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
- (British, India) Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ɛlk/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis, variant of *h₁elh₁én, from *h₁el- (“deer”). See also Low German Elk, German Elch, Danish elg, Norwegian elg, Swedish älg; also Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”); also German Elen, Tocharian A yäl, Tocharian B ylem (“gazelle”), Lithuanian élnis (“stag”), Armenian եղնիկ (eġnik, “doe, hind”). Doublet of Elhaz.
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