олень

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • deer
  • buck, stag male deer
  • (colloquial) dimwit, fool, narrow-minded individual

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *(j)elenь derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (elk, red deer), *h₁el- (deer, a kind of bird, red deer, elk, brown, red, swan, drive, move, go).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁el-

Gloss

deer, a kind of bird, red deer, elk, brown, red, swan, drive, move, go

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鹿

Emoji
🦌

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