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Daur

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of an ethnic group (so-called ’nationality’) living in China’s Heilongjiang, Hulunbuir, and northern Xinjiang (Dzungaria), also historically Russia

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noun

Meaning 2

The language of the ethnic group, which belongs to the Mongolic language family.

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noun

Meaning 3

A foray or hasty expedition.

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Usage: India, obsolete

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Literary Chinese: 達呼爾 (Dáhū’ěr) — person, people
  • Literary Chinese: 打虎兒 (Dǎhǔ’ér) — person, people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 達斡爾人 /达斡尔人 (Dáwò’ěrrén) — person, people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 達斡爾族 /达斡尔族 (Dáwò'ěrzú) — person, people
  • Japanese: ダウール族 (Daūru zoku) — person, people
  • Manchu: ᡩᠠᡥᡡᡵ (dahūr) — person, people
  • Manchu: ᡩᠠᡤᡡᡵ (dagūr) — person, people
  • Mongolian: ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠷ (daɣur) — person, people
  • Mongolian: дагуур (daguur) — person, people
  • Russian: дау́р (daúr) — person, people
  • Russian: дау́рка (daúrka) — person, people
  • Ukrainian: дау́р (daúr) — person, people
  • Ukrainian: дау́рка (daúrka) — person, people
  • Uyghur: داغۇر (daghur) — person, people
  • Xibe: ᡩᠠᡥᡡᠷ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (dahūr uksura) — person, people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 達斡爾語 /达斡尔语 (dáwò'ěr yǔ) — language
  • Japanese: ダウール語 (Daūru go) — language
  • Manchu: ᡩᠠᡥᡡᡵ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ (dahūr gisun) — language
  • Manchu: ᡩᠠᡤᡡᡵ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ (dagūr gisun) — language
  • Mongolian: ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ (daɣur qele) — language
  • Mongolian: дагуур хэл (daguur xel) — language
  • Russian: дау́рский язы́к (daúrskij jazýk) — language
  • Ukrainian: дау́рська мо́ва (daúrsʹka móva) — language
  • Xibe: ᡩᠠᡥᡡᠷ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (dahūr gisun) — language