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.

Origin of sambar

1
1690–1700; <Hindi <Sanskrit śambara

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British Dictionary definitions for sambar

sambar1

sambur

/ (ˈsæmbə) /


nounplural -bars, -bar, -burs or -bur
  1. a S Asian deer, Cervus unicolor, with three-tined antlers

Origin of sambar

1
C17: from Hindi, from Sanskrit śambarra, of obscure origin

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