muntjac
/ˈmʌntd͡ʒæk/
muntjac noun: any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
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Noun
muntjac (plural muntjacs)
- Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
- Synonyms:
- barking deer, baikree, ratwa, rib-faced deer
muntjac meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
muntjac in Hindi
- deer of the genus Muntiacus
- काकड़ kākaṛ, कांकड़ kāṅkaṛ
muntjac in Urdu
- چھوٹا ہرن, چکارا
muntjac in Telugu
- deer of the genus Muntiacus
- కుక్కగొర్రె kukkagorre
muntjac in Malayalam
- deer of the genus Muntiacus
- കേഴമാൻ kēḻamāṉ, കുരക്കും മാൻ kurakkuṁ māṉ
More languagesFewer languages
- muntjac in Punjabi
- ਕਕੜ kakaṛ
- muntjac in Nepali
- रतुवा ratuwā
- muntjac in Malay
- kijang
- muntjac in Indonesian
- kijang
- muntjac in Thai
- เก้ง gêeng
- muntjac in Vietnamese
- mang, hoẵng, kỉ, mển
- muntjac in Myanmar
- ချေ hkye
Synonyms of muntjac
Forms of muntjac
| plural | muntjacs |
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Origin of muntjac
From Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese mencek (“small deer”).
Words formed from muntjac
- black muntjac
- Bornean yellow muntjac
- Chinese muntjac
- common muntjac
- Fea's muntjac
- giant muntjac
- Gongshan muntjac
- hairy-fronted muntjac
- Indian muntjac
- large-antlered muntjac
- leaf muntjac
- Malabar red muntjak
- northern red muntjac
- Pu Hoat muntjac
- Putao muntjac
- red muntjac
- Reeves's muntjac
- Roosevelt's muntjac
- southern red muntjac
- Sumatran muntjac
- Tenasserim muntjac
- Truong Son muntjac
Questions about muntjac
- What does muntjac mean?
- Muntjac means any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
- What is muntjac in Hindi?
- Muntjac in Hindi is काकड़ (kākaṛ), कांकड़ (kāṅkaṛ). See Muntjac meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is muntjac?
- Muntjac is a noun.
- How do you pronounce muntjac?
- Muntjac is pronounced /ˈmʌntd͡ʒæk/.
- What is the plural of muntjac?
- The plural of muntjac is muntjacs.
Words near muntjac in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: muntjac (page history and authors); muntjac (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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