алтан

Buryat

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *altan, compare Mongolian алт (alt), Kalmyk алтн (altn).

Noun

алтан • (altan)

1. gold

Adjective

алтан • (altan)

1. golden

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *altun (“gold”), compare Turkish altın (“gold”).

Noun

алтан • (altan)

1. copper

Adjective

алтан • (altan)

1. copper, made of copper

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ (altan)	алтан (altan)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ (altan, “gold, golden”), from Middle Mongol [Term?]. Campare Proto-Turkic *altun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɮtʰaŋ/
• Syllabification: ал‧тан

Noun

алтан • (altan)

1. oblique of алт (alt, “gold”)

Adjective

алтан • (altan)

1. golden

Northern Altai

Etymology

From алты (altï) + он (on). Cognate to Tuvan алдан (aldan), etc.

Northern Altai cardinal numbers

<  50	60	70  >
Cardinal : алтан (altan)     Ordinal : алтанынджы (altanïndžï)

Numeral

алтан • (altan)

1. sixty

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

From алты (altï) + он (on).

Numeral

алтан • (altan)

1. sixty

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)

1. (chemistry) copper

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	stone: таас (taas)	Iron	iron: тимир (timir)	Silver	silver: үрүҥ көмүс (ürüŋ kömüs)
Gold	gold: кыһыл көмүс (kïhïl kömüs)	Strawberry	copper: алтан (altan)	Chalk	chalk: миэл (miel)
Coal	coal: көмөр (kömör)	Salt	salt: туус (tuus)	Lead	lead: сибиниэс (sibinies)

This table was derived from Template:table:mines/trk-pro.