Altaic

English

Etymology

Altai +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

Altaic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a hypothetical grouping of languages that includes the Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic and less often the Japanese and Korean languages. The most familiar modern languages of this group include Turkish, Mongolian and, more controversially, Japanese and Korean.

Derived terms

Ural-Altaic

Translations

pertaining to the group of languages

Dutch: Altaïsch
Finnish: altailainen
German: altaisch

Polish: ałtajski (pl)
Portuguese: altaico (pt)
Russian: алта́йский (ru) (altájskij)

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