Etymology

muntjac

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Today it means: Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call. Full definition →

Dutch muntjak ← Sundanese mencek
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  1. Sundanese · derived frommencek“small deer”
  2. Dutch · borrowed frommuntjak
  3. English todaymuntjac

From Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese mencek (“small deer”).

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