арал

Kazakh

Etymology

Borrowed from a Mongolic language, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *aral.

Noun

арал • (aral)

  1. island
    жарты арал — peninsula

Descendants

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /arəɮ/, [ˈaɾɐɮ]

Modon Hui island, Khövsgöl lake.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *aral (“river, island”), compare Dongxiang aran (“river”).

Noun

арал • (aral) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠷᠠᠯ (aral), plural арлууд); (regular declension )

  1. island

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *aral (“shaft of a cart”), compare Mongghul [Term?], Daur alle.

Non-cart related senses seem exclusive to modern Mongolian and might derive from a different etymon.

Noun

арал • (aral)

  1. shaft, thill of a cart
  2. chassis (of a cart, car)
  3. buckle
    Synonym: горхи (gorhi)
  4. frame, build (of a person)
  5. arc of a bow

See also

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

арал • (aral)

  1. imperative of арлах (arlah)
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