amur
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr), from an Evenki language such as Solon amur (“river”).
Noun edit
amur (plural amurs)
- 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.
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Verb edit
amur
- to love
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Adjective edit
amur m (feminine amuora)
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amur
Middle English edit
Noun edit
amur
- Alternative form of amour
Old French edit
Noun edit
amur oblique singular, m (oblique plural amurs, nominative singular amurs, nominative plural amur)
- Alternative form of amor
Solon edit
Noun edit
amur
References edit
- Peter S Piispanen, Languages in Contact: Dagur and Solon, 2019.
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Pronoun edit
amur
- Second-person dual pronoun: you two
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Tolai personal pronouns
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