хараацай

Mongolian

Mongolian
ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠴᠠᠶ
(qariyačay)
Cyrillic
хараацай
(xaraacaj)

Etymology

From an assimilated *karaačaï form of Proto-Mongolic *karïačaï. Associated with the adjective хар (xar, “black”) in some modern languages. Compare Buryat хараасгай (xaraasgaj), Kalmyk харада (xarada).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaraːt͡sʰaɪ/, [χaˈraʰt͡sæ]

Noun

хараацай • (xaraacaj)

  1. swallow (bird)
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