sambar

or sam·bur, sam·bhar, sam·bhur

[ sam-ber, sahm- ]

noun

1. a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.

sambar

/ ˈsæmbə /

noun

1. a S Asian deer, Cervus unicolor, with three-tined antlers

Word History and Origins

Origin of sambar¹

1690–1700; < Hindi < Sanskrit śambara

Word History and Origins

Origin of sambar¹

C17: from Hindi, from Sanskrit śambarra, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Two of them nearly ran over me once as I was squatting on a deer run waiting for sambar, which were being beaten out of a hill.

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He rests during the day in shade, but is less of a nocturnal feeder than the sambar stag.

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The nilgao drinks daily, the sambar only every third day, and many are shot over water.

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The sambar stag, though almost equal in size, will not bear the slightest burden, but the nilgao will carry a man.

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The antler then resembles the rusine type, of which our sambar stag is an example.

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