царай

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Mongolian[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ
(čirai)
царай
(caraj)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ (čirai), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ (ṣyrʾy /⁠čirai⁠/) Proto-Mongolic *čiraj with pre-breaking, compare Mongghul qirai. Outside of Mongolic, compare Yakut сирэй (sirey, face).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

царай (caraj); (mixed declension)

  1. face
    Synonym: нүүр (nüür)
  2. countenance
  3. characteristic

Derived terms[edit]