Altaic

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/ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

adjective

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.

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Altaic language
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Meanings

adjectiveAltaic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf 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 & antonyms

nouna group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe

Similar
Altaic language
Broader
Ural-Altaic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Altai + -ic.

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Translations

Arabic أَلْتَائِيّ, أَلْطَائِيّ
  • أَلْتَائِيّ (ʔaltāʔiyy)pertaining to the group of languages
  • أَلْطَائِيّ (ʔalṭāʔiyy)pertaining to the group of languages
Catalan altaic
  • altaicpertaining to the group of languages
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾泰語系 /阿尔泰语系
  • 阿爾泰語系 /阿尔泰语系 (Āěrtài yǔxì)pertaining to the group of languages
Dutch Altaïsch
  • Altaïschpertaining to the group of languages
Finnish altailainen
  • altailainenpertaining to the group of languages
French altaïque
  • altaïquepertaining to the group of languages
German altaisch
  • altaischpertaining to the group of languages
Japanese アルタイ語族
  • アルタイ語族 (Arutai gozoku)pertaining to the group of languages
Persian آلتایی
  • آلتایی (âltâyi)pertaining to the group of languages
Polish ałtajski
  • ałtajskipertaining to the group of languages
Portuguese altaico
  • altaicopertaining to the group of languages
Russian алта́йский
  • алта́йский (altájskij)pertaining to the group of languages
Spanish altaico
  • altaicopertaining to the group of languages
Turkish Altay dilleri
  • Altay dilleripertaining to the group of languages

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APA

Altaic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Altaic

MLA

“Altaic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Altaic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Altaic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Altaic.

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