English Explanatory Dictionary

yarligh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A khan's decree in the Mongol Empire.

Pronunciation

/jɑɹˈliɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yarligh.wav

Word forms

yarligh yarlighs jarlig yarlyk yarlyg jarliq

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).

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