чырай

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Mongol [Term?] (/⁠čirai⁠⁠/), from Proto-Mongolic *čïraï. Cognate to Southern Altai чырай (čïray, “line of face”), Uzbek chiroy, Chagatai چیرای (čyrāy) etc.

Noun

чырай • (cıray) (Arabic spelling چىراي)

  1. line of face

Derived terms

Southern Altai

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Mongol [Term?] (/⁠čirai⁠⁠/), from Proto-Mongolic *čïraï. Cognate to Kyrgyz чырай (cıray, “line of face”), Crimean Tatar çıray.

Noun

чырай • (čïray)

  1. line of face, face

Derived terms

Further reading

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чырай”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
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