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eland

/ˈilənd/EE-luhnd
/ˈilənd/EE-luhnd

Meaningan elk

Common meaning: a large African antelope

Journey through time

  1. Lithuanianelnis‘an elk’source
  2. Germanelendsource
  3. Dutcheland‘an elk’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsan elk → a large African antelopeeland‘a large African antelope’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Lithuanian elnis ‘an elk’.

Roots

  • elnis Lithuanian “an elk”

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