瓦剌

Traditional form:

瓦剌

Pinyin (reading):

Wǎlà

Definitions:

• Oirat Mongols (alliance of tribes of Western Mongolia) (Ming Dynasty term)

Characters:

• 瓦 - tile; pottery, earthenware
• 剌 - to slash, to cut in two; to contradict

Traditional characters:

• 瓦 - tile; pottery, earthenware
• 剌 - to slash, to cut in two; to contradict