huemul

English

Etymology

From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /weɪˈmuːl/

Noun

huemul (plural huemuls)

1. A yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
   • 2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 52:

     Another icon inhabiting these mountains is the huemul, or Andean deer, which shares the Chilean coat of arms with the condor.

Synonyms

• South Andean deer
• guemal
• gemul

Further reading

• South Andean deer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun. First attested in the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛˈmɔl/

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• Hyphenation: hue‧mul
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

huemul m (plural huemuls)

1. huemul, deer of the genus Hippocamelus.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• güemul

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w̝eˈmul/ [w̝eˈmul]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: hue‧mul

Noun

huemul m (plural huemules)

1. huemul

Derived terms

• huemul del norte

 

Descendants

• → English: huemul

Further reading

• “huemul”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014