баяр

From Proto-Mongolic *bayar (“joy”), equivalent to *baya +‎ -р (-r).

Possibly influenced by Common Turkic *baðram (“merriment, feast”) which is otherwise unlikely to be related.

Compare East Yugur biyar, Turkish bayram.

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /pajr/, [pair]

баяр • (bajar) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠷ‎ (bayar‎)); (regular declension )

1. joy, happiness
2. holiday, celebration
3. (in idioms) greetings, congratulations

• (joy): хөөр (höör), баяр хөөр (bajar höör), жаргал (žargal), баясгалан (bajasgalan), бахдал (bahdal), бах (bah)
• (celebration): найр (najr), цэнгэл (tsengel), хурим (hurim)

• баяртай (bajartaj, “joyous, bye”)
• баярт (bajart, “joyous”)
• баярлах (bajarlah, “to rejoice”)
  • баярлалаа (bajarlalaa, “thanks”)
• баяр ёслол (bajar joslol, “festival”)

• баясах (bajasah, “to be merry”)

• наадам (naadam, “Naadam, festival”)