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Desman.

desman (animal)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. desman (animal)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish desman (“musk” as in desmanråtta “muskrat”), from older desma, desme, from Middle Low German dēsem, from Old Saxon desamo, alteration of *besamo, from Late Latin bisamum (“musk”), from Hebrew בשם (bāśām, bōśem). Doublet of Bisam and Balsam.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.