English Explanatory Dictionary

elk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
  2. Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia.
  3. Common wapiti (Cervus canadensis), the second largest member of the deer family, once thought to be a subspecies of red deer.
  4. Sambar (Cervus unicolor).
noun
  1. Obsolete form of elke (common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus)).
noun
  1. A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.
noun
  1. An Acorn Electron computer.
name
  1. A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).
name
  1. A surname from Dutch.
name
  1. Acronym of Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.

Pronunciation

/ɛlk/ en-us-elk.ogg

Word forms

elk elks

Etymology

From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis, variant of *h₁elh₁én, from *h₁el- (“deer”). See also Low German Elk, German Elch, Danish elg, Norwegian elg, Swedish älg; also Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”); also German Elen, Tocharian A yäl, Tocharian B ylem (“gazelle”), Lithuanian élnis (“stag”), Armenian եղնիկ (eġnik, “doe, hind”). Doublet of Elhaz.

Synonyms

alce moose wapiti

Derived words

Black Elk Cape elk elkburger Elk City Elk County Elk Grove Elkhart elkhorn elkhound Elk Lick elklike Elk Mountains Elk Point Elk River elkskin elk test Elkton elkweed elkwood giant elk Irish elk Nelson's elk Roosevelt elk West Elk Mountains Elkdom
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