царай

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ (čirai)	царай (caraj)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ (čirai), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ (ṣyrʾy /⁠čirai⁠/) Proto-Mongolic *čiraj with pre-breaking, compare Mongghul qirai. Outside of Mongolic, compare Yakut сирэй (sirey, “face”).

Pronunciation

• (Khalkha) IPA^(key): [t͜sä.ræ̝ː]
• Hyphenation: ца‧рай

Noun

царай • (caraj); (mixed declension)

1. face

   Synonym: нүүр (nüür)

2. countenance
3. characteristic

Derived terms

• царайлах (carajlax, “to have a look, to pretend”)
• царайлаг (carajlag, “handsome”)