Etymology

amur

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Today it means: Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control. Full definition →

Russian аму́р ← Ewenic ← tuw-sol amur
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amur · noun1

  1. tuw-sol · derived fromamur“river”
  2. Ewenic · derived from
  3. Russian · borrowed fromаму́р
  4. English todayamur

Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr), from an Ewenic language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of Amur.

Amur · proper noun2

  1. tuw-sol · derived fromamur“river”
  2. Russian · borrowed fromАму́р
  3. English todayAmur

Borrowed from Russian Аму́р (Amúr), from an Evenki language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of amur.

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