Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

langur

/lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
lan-gur
IPA
/lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).

noun

A gibbon of the genus Hoolock.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani لنگور / लंगूर (laṅgūr, “monkey”), from Sanskrit लाङ्गूल (lāṅgūla, “tail”) (compare लाङ्गूलिन् (lāṅgūlin, “tailed; monkey”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: लाङ्गूल

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/

Inflected Forms

langurs (plural)

Phrases

gray langur pig-tailed langur

Questions

How do you pronounce langur?
The recorded pronunciation is /lʌŋˈɡʊəɹ/.
What does langur mean?
Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).
Where does langur come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce langur

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