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Uriankhai

Today it means: Turkic-speaking forest peoples in northern Mongolia, the Altais and Tuva Full definition →

Mongolian Урианхай

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Mongolian · borrowed fromУрианхай
English todayUriankhai

Borrowed from Mongolian Урианхай (Urianxai). Compare with Chinese 烏梁海 /乌梁海 (Wūliánghǎi), Korean 오랑캐 (orangkae).

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