баяр
See also: баар
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *bayar (“joy”), equivalent to *baya + -р (-r).
Possibly influenced by Common Turkic *baðram (“merriment, feast”) which is otherwise unlikely to be related.
Compare East Yugur biyar, Turkish bayram.
Pronunciation
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Noun
баяр • (bajar) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠷ (bayar)); (regular declension)
- joy, happiness
- holiday, celebration
- (in idioms) greetings, congratulations
Synonyms
- (joy): хөөр (xöör), баяр хөөр (bajar xöör), жаргал (žargal), баясгалан (bajasgalan), бахдал (baxdal), бах (bax)
- (celebration): найр (najr), цэнгэл (cengel), хурим (xurim)
Derived terms
- баяртай (bajartaj, “joyous, bye”)
- баярт (bajart, “joyous”)
- баярлах (bajarlax, “to rejoice”)
- баяр ёслол (bajar joslol, “festival”)