Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
daur
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an ethnic group (so-called ’nationality’) living in China’s Heilongjiang, Hulunbuir, and northern Xinjiang (Dzungaria), also historically Russia

noun

The language of the ethnic group, which belongs to the Mongolic language family.

noun

A foray or hasty expedition.

Indian usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Official Chinese GB 3304‐91 romanisation. Borrowed from Daur daur and Russian дау́ръ m anim sg (daúr, noun), alternative forms reflect Manchu ᡩᠠᡤᡡᡵ (dagūr), ᡩᠠᡥᡡᡵ (dahūr), and Classical Mongolian ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠷ (daɣur). The ethnonym has been considered to be originated from Khitan ⿰𘲆𘮒 (dau.úr /⁠*dawur⁠/, “middle, central”), a modifier used in the full name of the Liao empire.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: дау́ръ

Usage

Inflected Forms

Daurs (plural) Dahur (alternative) Daghor (alternative) Daghur (alternative) Dagor (alternative) Dagur (alternative) dour (alternative)

Questions

What does daur mean?
A member of an ethnic group (so-called ’nationality’) living in China’s Heilongjiang, Hulunbuir, and northern Xinjiang (Dzungaria), also historically Russia
Where does daur come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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