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ALTAIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
Synonyms:
Altaic; Altaic language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Altaic" is a kind of...):
Ural-Altaic (a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Altaic"):
Turki; Turkic; Turkic language; Turko-Tatar (a subfamily of Altaic languages)
Tungusic; Tungusic language (a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas)
Mongolian; Mongolic; Mongolic language (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)
Derivation:
Altaic (of or pertaining to or written in Altaic)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Altaic" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Altaic"):
Tungusic (any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family)
Derivation:
Altaic (of or pertaining to or written in Altaic)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or written in Altaic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Altaic (a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe)
Derivation:
Altaic (a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe)
Altaic (any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group)
