-яар

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːr̥/
• Syllabification: -‧яар (2 syllables)

Etymology 1

Suffix

-яар • (-jaar)

1. Marks the instrumental case in the regular and hidden-n declensions after a stem ending in an iotated vowel (which is supplanted).

   ‎гуя (guja, “hip”) + ‎-яар (-jaar) → ‎гуяар (gujaar, “with the hip”)

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -яар

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-яар (-jaar)	-еэр (-eer)
rounded	-ёор (-joor)

Alternative forms

• -аар (-aar), -иар (-iar), -гаар (-gaar)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-яар • (-jaar)

1. Forms a noun from a verb after a stem ending in an iotated vowel (which is supplanted).

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -яар

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-яар (-jaar)	-еэр (-eer)
rounded	-ёор (-joor)

Alternative forms

• -аар (-aar), -иар (-iar), -гаар (-gaar)