elk

Significado (English)

1. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
2. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
3. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
4. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).

Conceptos

alce

ante

ciervo

🦌

ciervo rojo

ciervo común

venado

🦌

ciervo colorado

uapití

wapití

cervus canadensis

alces

Synonyms

moose

🫎

wapiti

red deer

American elk

moose

🫎

European elk

deer

🦌

Cervus elaphus canadensis

Alces alces

Cervus elaphus

wapiti elk

North American elk

antelope

moose doe

fawn

venison

gaselle

shou

hangul

maral

Alces

tule elk

wapita

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɛlk/

Etimología (English)

Inherited from inglés medio: elk

Inherited from inglés antiguo: eolc

Cognate with bajo alemán: Elk

Cognate with alemán: Elch

Cognate with danés: elg

Cognate with noruego: elg

Cognate with sueco: älg

Cognate with polaco: łoś

Cognate with ruso: лось

Cognate with alemán: Elen

Cognate with Tokharian A: yäl

Cognate with Tokharian B: ylem

Cognate with lituano: élnis

Cognate with armenio: եղնիկ

In summary

From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”) (compare Low German Elk, German Elch, Danish elg, Norwegian elg, Swedish älg), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (compare Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”), variant of *h₁elh₁én (compare German Elen, Tocharian A yäl, Tocharian B ylem (“gazelle”), Lithuanian élnis (“stag”), Armenian եղնիկ (eġnik, “doe, hind”)), from *h₁el- (“deer”). Doublet of Elhaz.