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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

사슴

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saseum

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deer/dɪər/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #3450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"숲속에서 사슴 한 마리가 뛰어놀고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A hoofed grazing or browsing mammal with antlers on the males of most species.

    "A majestic deer stood at the edge of the forest before leaping into the trees."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'der', originating from Old English 'dēor', which meant a wild beast or animal. It stems from the Proto-Germanic '*deuzą', ultimately reflecting a narrowing semantic shift from any wild quadruped to the specific ruminant family Cervidae.

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