хараацай
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)
- swallow (bird)