amur

See also: Amur and amûr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr), from an Evenki language such as Solon amur (“river”).

Noun

amur (plural amurs)

  1. Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
    • 1974, “Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science”, in Indiana Academy of Science, volume 83, 174:
      In the fall of 1972, we obtained a special permit from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to import 20 amurs for study in indoor aquaria.

Anagrams

Dalmatian

Etymology 1

From Latin amāre.

Alternative forms

Verb

amur

  1. to love

Etymology 2

From Latin amārus.

Alternative forms
  • amuor

Adjective

amur m (feminine amuora)

  1. bitter

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

amur

  1. dew

Middle English

Noun

amur

  1. Alternative form of amour

Old French

Noun

amur oblique singular, m (oblique plural amurs, nominative singular amurs, nominative plural amur)

  1. Alternative form of amor

Solon

Noun

amur

  1. river

References
  • Peter S Piispanen, Languages in Contact: Dagur and Solon, 2019.

Tolai

Alternative forms

Pronoun

amur

  1. Second-person dual pronoun: you two

Declension
Tolai personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person exclusive iau amir
mir		 amital
mital		 avet
ave1
1st person inclusive - dor datal dat
da1
2nd person u amur
mur		 amutal
mutal		 avat
ava1
3rd person ia
i		 dir
di		 dital diat
dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.


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