how to pronounce амур

/ɐˈmur/

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амур is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of амур in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… на амур и как много выгод давала им …”

meanings of амур

noun:

Amur (carp-like fish).
Love affairs.
Handsome boy.
Cupid (representation of the god Cupid as a boy with a bow and arrow).

name:

Cupid (God of love).
Amur (a river on the border between China and Russia).

амур frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word амур occurs in russian on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.