алтан
Buryat
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *altan, compare Mongolian алт (alt), Kalmyk алтн (altn).
Noun
алтан • (altan)
Dolgan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *altun (“gold”), compare Turkish altın (“gold”).
Noun
алтан • (altan)
Adjective
алтан • (altan)
- copper, made of copper
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ (altan) | алтан (altan) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɮtʰaŋ/
- Syllabification: ал‧тан (2 syllables)
Noun
алтан • (altan)
- attributive form of алт (alt)
Adjective
алтан • (altan)
Northern Altai
Etymology
From алты (altï) + он (on). Cognate to Tuvan алдан (aldan), etc.
Numeral
алтан • (altan)
References
- L. M. Tukmačev, editor (1995), “алтан”, in Kumandinsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Kumandy-Russian Dictionary], Biysk: Kandidat filologičeskix nauk, Izdatelʹstvo bijskij kotelʹščik, →ISBN, page 9
Southern Altai
Etymology
Numeral
алтан • (altan)
Synonyms
- алтмыш (altmïš) (archaic)
References
- N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “алтан”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
Yakut
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *altun (“gold”), compare Turkish altın (“gold”).
Noun
алтан • (altan)
Derived terms
- Алтан Ордуу (Altan Orduu, “Golden Horde”)
- алтан от (altan ot, “dandelion”)
- алтан түөс (altan tüös, “Eurasian dotterel”) (Charadrius morinellus)
See also
| Minerals - минераллар (minerallar) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stone: таас (taas) Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ |
iron: тимир (timir) Proto-Turkic *temür |
silver: үрүҥ көмүс (ürüñ kömüs) Proto-Turkic *kümüĺ | |||
| gold: кыһыл көмүс (kıhıl kömüs) Proto-Turkic *altun |
copper: алтан (altan) Proto-Turkic *bakïr |
chalk: миэл (miel) (← Russ. мел (mel)) Proto-Turkic *bōr | |||
| coal: көмөр (kömör) Proto-Turkic *kömür |
salt: туус (tuus) Proto-Turkic *tūŕ |
lead: сибиниэс (sibinies) (← Russ. свинец (svinec)) Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn | |||
This table was derived from Template:table:mines/trk-pro.