yarligh

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/jɑɹˈliɡ/

noun

A khan's decree in the Mongol Empire.

OriginMiddle Mongol ᠵᠷᠯᠭ᠋ →
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Meanings

nounyarligh (plural yarlighs)

plural yarlighs · alternative jarlig · alternative yarlyk · alternative yarlyg · alternative jarliq

  1. historicalA khan's decree in the Mongol Empire.

Origin

  1. Middle Mongolᠵᠷᠯᠭ᠋
  2. Englishyarligh

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

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Translations

Czech jarlyk
  • jarlykkhan's decree
German Jarlyk, Jarlyġ
  • Jarlykkhan's decree
  • Jarlyġkhan's decree
  • Jarlikkhan's decree
Hebrew יארליק
  • יארליק (yarlik)khan's decree
Hungarian jarlik
  • jarlikkhan's decree
Japanese ジャルリグ
  • ジャルリグ (jarurigu)khan's decree
Persian یرلیغ
  • یرلیغ (yarliġ)khan's decree
Polish jarłyk
  • jarłykkhan's decree
Romanian iarlâc
  • iarlâckhan's decree
Russian ярлы́к
  • ярлы́к (jarlýk)khan's decree
Tamil ஜர்லிக்
  • ஜர்லிக் (jarlik)khan's decree
Turkish yarlık
  • yarlıkkhan's decree
Ukrainian ярли́к
  • ярли́к (jarlýk)khan's decree
Cite this entry
APA

yarligh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarligh

MLA

“yarligh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarligh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yarligh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarligh.

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