Altai

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Submitted Name

Type Political Subdivision & Mountain
Usage Altai, Russian, Mongolian, Kazakh, English
Scripts Алтай(Altai, Russian, Mongolian Cyrillic, Kazakh) التاي(Kazakh Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. al-TIE(Altai)
 ul-TIE(Russian)
 ahl-TIE(Kazakh, English)
 AL-tie(English)
  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsAltay
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified    [show contributors]

Meaning & History

From the Turkic roots altun meaning "gold" and tag meaning "mountain". This is the name of a mountain range in Central and East Asia as well as two territories of Russia.