Korean word

사슴

Pronunciation

Romanizationsaseum

Meaning

  • noundeer

Example

동물원에서 사슴을 봤어요.tong mu rwo ne seo sa seu meul pwa sseo yo

I saw a deer at the zoo.

Illustration for 사슴 (deer)

More examples

등산 중에 사슴을 만났어요.teung san chung e sa seu meul man na sseo yo

I met a deer while hiking.

Core concept

An antlered plant-eating mammal associated with forests and grasslands.

Common phrases

  • 사슴 새끼sa seum sae kki

    baby deer

  • 사슴 뿔sa seum ppul

    deer antlers

Definition in Korean

뿔이 있으며 숲이나 초원에 사는 초식성 포유동물의 이름.ppu ri i sseu myeo su pi na cho wo ne sa neun cho sik sseong po yu dong mu rui i reum

Word origin

This is a native Korean word rather than a Sino-Korean borrowing, and its older formation is not transparently recoverable from the modern language.

Usage tips

  • Korean usually uses an animal counting word when giving a number, so counting animals does not follow the same pattern as counting ordinary objects in English.

Related words

  • 사슴고기saseumgogivenisonnoun
  • 사슴가죽saseumgajukdeerskinnoun

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