Al·ta·ic

(ăl-tā′ĭk)

A putative language family of Eurasia including Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic.

adj.

1. Of or relating to the Altai Mountains.

2. Of or relating to Altaic.

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Altaic

(ælˈteɪɪk)

(Languages) a postulated family of languages of Asia and SE Europe, consisting of the Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic branches, and perhaps also Japanese, Korean, and Ainu. See also Ural-Altaic

adj

(Languages) denoting, belonging to, or relating to this linguistic family or its speakers

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Al•ta•ic

(ælˈteɪ ɪk)

n.

1. the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to Altaic or the Altai Mountains.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Altaic - any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia Tungusic - any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family
	2.	Altaic - a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe Altaic language Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar, Turki - a subfamily of Altaic languages Tungusic language, Tungusic - a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas Mongolic, Mongolic language, Mongolian - a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia Korean - the Altaic language spoken by Koreans Japanese - the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese Ural-Altaic - a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian)
Adj.	1.	Altaic - of or pertaining to or written in Altaic

Translations

Altaïsch