dama
noun
da·ma
ˈdāmə
1
capitalized : a genus of deers consisting of the fallow deer
2
plural -s [New Latin (specific epithet of Gazella dama), from Latin, fallow deer] : addra
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin dama, damma fallow deer, antelope, chamois, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish dam ox, dam allaid stag, Welsh dafad sheep, Old Cornish dauat; akin to Greek damalēs young bull, Sanskrit damya young bull, dāmyati he tames
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined at sense 2
- undersells
- undersense
- undersenses
- underservant
- underserved
- underset
- undersets
- undersetting
- undersettle
- undersexed
- undersheriff
- undersheriffs
- undershirt
- undershirted
- undershirts
- undershoot
- undershooting
- undershoots
- undershore
- undershorts
- undershortses
- undershot
- undershot wheel
- undershrub
- undershrubby