Altaic
[ al-tey-ik ]
/ ælˈteɪ ɪk /
noun
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
adjective
of or belonging to Altaic.
of or relating to the Altai Mountains.
Also
Al·ta·ian
[al-tey-uh n, -tahy-] /ælˈteɪ ən, -taɪ-/.
Example sentences from the Web for altaic
In the case of the Altaic races which we are considering, cause and effect mutually strengthened each other.
The Soul of the Far East |Percival LowellA knowledge of these formulae is possessed by wizards (Finnish noita) corresponding to the Shamans of the Altaic peoples.
Aston, in a pamphlet on the Altaic tongues, cites an instance which is so much to the point that I venture to repeat it here.
The Soul of the Far East |Percival Lowell
British Dictionary definitions for altaic
Altaic
/ (ælˈteɪɪk) /
noun
a postulated family of languages of Asia and SE Europe, consisting of the Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic branches, and perhaps also Japanese, Korean, and Ainu
See also Ural-Altaic
adjective
denoting, belonging to, or relating to this linguistic family or its speakers