noun
interrogative pronoun
A grammatical term for pronouns used to ask questions, such as だれ, なに, どこ, どれ, etc.
「だれ」「なに」「どれ」は日本語の疑問代名詞です。
"Dare", "nani", and "dore" are Japanese interrogative pronouns.
疑問詞 is a broader term covering interrogative words including adverbs and determiners, while 疑問代名詞 specifically refers to interrogative pronouns.
Compound of 疑問 (question) + 代名詞 (pronoun), a calque from Western grammatical terminology.