Altaic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a grouping of languages (formerly proposed to be a language family, now generally considered a sprachbund by linguists) that includes the Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish), the Mongolic (e.g. Mongolian) and Tungusic (e.g. Xibe) languages, and less often the Japonic and Koreanic languages.

Pronunciation

/ælˈteɪ.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Altaic.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Altaic.wav

Word forms

Altaic

Etymology

From Altai + -ic.

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