rusa

noun

ru·​sa

ˈrüsə

1

plural -s : sambar

2

capitalized [New Latin, from Hindi rūsā] : a genus of deers now usually regarded as a subgenus of Cervus and comprising the sambars and related forms

rusine

ˈrüˌsīn

-üsə̇n

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Hindi rūsā

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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