чирә

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *cïraï. Cognate with Mongolian царай (caraj) and Buryat шарай (šaraj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕiˈræ/

Noun

чирә • (çirä) (Clear script spelling ᡔᡅᠷᠠᡅ (cirai))

  1. face

Synonyms

References

  • A. Pozdneev (1911) “чирә”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 250
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