Etymology

Altay

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Today it means: A prefecture in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Full definition →

Mongolic ← Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰖𐰃𐱁
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  1. Old Turkic · derived from𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰖𐰃𐱁
  2. Mongolic · derived from
  3. English todayAltay

Transliteration of Kazakh التاي (Altay) and Uyghur ئالتاي (altay), from Mongolic, from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰖𐰃𐱁 (l¹t¹wn¹:y¹iš /⁠altun yïš⁠/, literally “Golden Mountain”).

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