хараацай

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Mongolian[edit]

Mongolian
ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠴᠠᠶ
(qariyačay)
Cyrillic
хараацай
(xaraacaj)

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

IPA(key): /xaraːt͡sʰaɪ/, [χaˈraʰt͡sæ]

Noun[edit]

хараацай (xaraacaj)

  1. swallow (bird)