# sambar

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #86,717

## Definitions
1. A Southeast Asian deer (Rusa unicolor).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi सांभर (sāmbhar), साँभर (sāmbhar), from Sanskrit शम्बर (śambara, “a kind of deer”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sambar