sambar

[ sam-ber, sahm- ]

/ ˈsæm bər, ˈsɑm- /

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

Origin of sambar

1690–1700; < Hindi < Sanskrit śambara

samarra, samarskite, samaʿ, samba, sambal, sambar, sambo, sambre, sambuca, same, same difference

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

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale
He rests during the day in shade, but is less of a nocturnal feeder than the sambar stag.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale
The Indian sambar deer looks like a short-legged big-bodied understudy of our American elk.

Our Vanishing Wild Life |William T. Hornaday
The nilgao drinks daily, the sambar only every third day, and many are shot over water.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale

On being disturbed they invariably make for the open instead of resorting to the heavy jungle, like hog deer and sambar.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale

sambar ¹

/ (ˈsæmbə) /

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

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