Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic ارال
Cyrillic арал
Latin aral

Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *aral (river, island). Cognate with Dongxiang aran (river).

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Noun

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арал (aral)

  1. island
    арал тұрғындарыaral tūrğyndaryisland inhabitants
    жарты аралjarty aralpeninsula

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  • English: Aral Sea

Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *aral (river, island). Cognate with Dongxiang aran (river).

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Noun

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арал (aral) (Arabic spelling ارال)

  1. island

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Mongolian

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠷᠠᠯ
(aral)
арал
(aral)
 
Modon Hui island, Khövsgöl lake.

Pronunciation

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(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /arəɮ/, [ˈaɾɐɮ]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Mongolic *aral (river, island), compare Dongxiang aran (river).

Noun

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арал (aral) (definite plural арлууд); (regular declension)

  1. island
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Mongolic *aral (shaft of a cart), compare Mongghul [Term?], Daur alle. Non-cart related senses seem exclusive to modern Mongolian and might derive from a different etymon.

Noun

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арал (aral)

  1. shaft, thill of a cart
  2. chassis (of a cart, car)
  3. buckle
    Synonym: горхи (gorxi)
  4. frame, build (of a person)
  5. arc of a bow
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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арал (aral)

  1. imperative of арлах (arlax)