Altaic Definition

ăl-tāĭk
noun
A putative language family of Eurasia including Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic.
American Heritage
This group of language families.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Altaic language
adjective
Of or relating to the Altai Mountains.
American Heritage
Of the Altai Mountains or the peoples living there.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to Altaic.
American Heritage
Designating or of a group of language families including Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic.
Webster's New World

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.

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Origin of Altaic

  • Altai +‎ -ic

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