Altaic

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

Altai

Altaian

Altaic language

Translations

altaïque

altaisch

altaico

altaico

Altaïsch

altaïsch

Línguas altaicas

Línguas Altaicas

línguas altaicas

del Altay

Altaisch

Altay

Altai-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

Etymology

From Altai + -ic.