muntjac
/ˈmʌntd͡ʒæk/noun
muntjac is a noun meaning “Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled M-U-N-T-J-A-C, and it appears about once in every 22 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of muntjac is muntjacs.
What does muntjac mean?
noun
- 1
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce muntjac?
- /ˈmʌntd͡ʒæk/
- /ˈmʌntd͡ʒɑːk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-muntjac.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of muntjac
- muntjacs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is muntjac?
Muntjac appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Muntjac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense deer of the genus Muntiacus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | muntjac |
| German | Muntjak |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does muntjac come from?
From Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese mencek (“small deer”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).