арвай

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠢ (arbai), from Middle Mongol ꡝꡘ
(ʼʼr-b /⁠arba⁠/), from Proto-Mongolic *arbaï, from Proto-Turkic *arpa.

Pronunciation

Noun

арвай • (arvaj) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠢ (arbai)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. barley
  2. a small domestic breed of horse

Derived terms

  • арвай ногоо (arvaj nogoo)