Associations to the word «Altaic»

Wiktionary

ALTAIC, adjective. 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.

Dictionary definition

ALTAIC, noun. Any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group.
ALTAIC, noun. A group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe.
ALTAIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to or written in Altaic.

Wise words

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Leo Tolstoy