Standard Lemma guide

Altai

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • ǎlʹtīʹ
  • CMU ARPABET: AE0 L T AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.

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2

name

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Altay.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative

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3

name

Meaning 3

A city in Govi-Altai, Mongolia.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A town in East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (since 2019); formerly Zyryan.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The people living in the region of the Altai mountains.

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Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

From the Turkic word for "Golden Mountain". Compare Turkish altın (“gold”), dağ (“mountain”) and al (“red, colorful”) which altın is likely related to.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: Алтай (Altay) — mountain range
  • Arabic: أَلْتَاي (ʔaltāy) — mountain range
  • Arabic: أَلْطَاي (ʔalṭāy) — mountain range
  • Armenian: Ալթայ (Altʻay) — mountain range
  • Azerbaijani: Altay — mountain range
  • Belarusian: Алта́й (Altáj) — mountain range
  • Bengali: আলতাই (alotai) — mountain range
  • Bulgarian: Алта́й (Altáj) — mountain range
  • Buryat: Алтай (Altaj) — mountain range
  • Catalan: Altai — mountain range
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿爾泰 /阿尔泰 (Ā'ěrtài) — mountain range
  • Czech: Altaj — mountain range
  • Estonian: Altai — mountain range
  • Finnish: Altai — mountain range
  • French: Altaï — mountain range
  • Georgian: ალთაი (altai) — mountain range
  • German: Altai — mountain range
  • Hebrew: אלטאי — mountain range
  • Hindi: अल्ताई (altāī) — mountain range
  • Hungarian: Altaj — mountain range
  • Japanese: アルタイ (Arutai) — mountain range
  • Kalmyk: Алта (Alta) — mountain range
  • Kazakh: التاي — mountain range
  • Kazakh: Алтай (Altai) — mountain range
  • Korean: 알타이 (Altai) — mountain range
  • Macedonian: Алтај (Altaj) — mountain range
  • Manchu: ᠠᠯᡨᠠᡳ (altai) — mountain range
  • Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ (altai) — mountain range
  • Mongolian: Алтай (Altaj) — mountain range
  • Old Turkic: 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰖𐰃𐱁 — mountain range
  • Iranian Persian: آلْتای (âltây) — mountain range
  • Polish: Ałtaj — mountain range
  • Portuguese: Altai — mountain range
  • Russian: Алта́й (Altáj) — mountain range
  • Serbo-Croatian: Алтај — mountain range
  • Serbo-Croatian: Altaj — mountain range
  • Tajik: Олтой (Oltoy) — mountain range
  • Thai: อัลไต (al-dtai) — mountain range
  • Turkish: Altay — mountain range
  • Ottoman Turkish: آلتای (Altay) — mountain range
  • Tuvan: Алдай (Alday) — mountain range
  • Ukrainian: Алта́й (Altáj) — mountain range
  • Uyghur: ئالتاي (altay) — mountain range
  • Vietnamese: Altay — mountain range
  • Written Oirat: ᠠᠯᡐᠠᡅ (altai) — mountain range
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿爾泰 /阿尔泰 (Ā'ěrtài) — a city in Mongolia
  • Hindi: अल्ताई (altāī) — a city in Mongolia
  • Mongolian: Алтай (Altaj) — a city in Mongolia
  • Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ (altai) — a city in Mongolia
  • Russian: Алта́й (Altáj) — a city in Mongolia
Real reading context

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