yarligh

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠵᠷᠯᠭ᠋ (ǰrlg /⁠ǰarliɣ⁠/) / ꡆꡘ
ꡙꡞꡢ
(jar liq /⁠jarliq⁠/) / 札兒里黑 (jarlih). Compare modern Mongolian ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠢᠭ (ǰarlig) / зарлиг (zarlig).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑɹˈliɡ/

Noun

yarligh (plural yarlighs)

  1. (historical) A khan's decree in the Mongol Empire.

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