English Explanatory Dictionary

Daur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an ethnic group (so-called ’nationality’) living in China’s Heilongjiang, Hulunbuir, and northern Xinjiang (Dzungaria), also historically Russia
  2. The language of the ethnic group, which belongs to the Mongolic language family.
noun
  1. A foray or hasty expedition.

Word forms

Daur Daurs Dahur Daghor Daghur Dagor Dagur dour

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.

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