English Explanatory Dictionary

Altay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Altai.
  2. A prefecture in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
  3. A county-level city of Altay prefecture, in far northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Altai.

Pronunciation

ǎlʹtīʹ

Word forms

Altay Altai

Etymology

Transliteration of Kazakh التاي (Altay) and Uyghur ئالتاي (altay), from Mongolic, from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰖𐰃𐱁 (l¹t¹un¹:y¹iš /⁠altun yïš⁠/, literally “Golden Mountain”).

Synonyms

A'ertai A-erh-t'ai

Related words

Altai Republic Altay Republic Altai Krai Altay Kray

Derived words

Altaic

Translations

Chinese: Аләтэ Chinese: اَلْتَىْ Chinese Mandarin: 阿勒泰 Kazakh: التلي Kazakh: Алтай Classical Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ Mongolian: Алтай Russian: Алта́й Uyghur: ئالتاي
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