алтау

Bashkir

Bashkir numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: алты (altı)     Ordinal: алтынсы (altınsı)     Distributive: алтышар (altışar)     Collective: алтау (altaw)

Etymology

From *altağu (“six as a group”), from Proto-Turkic *altï (“six”).

Cognate with Kazakh алтау (altau), Kumyk алтав (altaw), Kyrgyz алтоо (altoo), Southern Altai алту (altu, “six as a group”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑɫˈtɑw]
• Hyphenation: ал‧тау

Numeral

алтау • (altaw)

1. (collective number) six

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	التاۋ
Cyrillic	алтау
Latin	altau

Kazakh numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: алты (alty)     Ordinal: алтыншы (altynşy)     Collective: алтау (altau)

Etymology

From алты (alty) +‎ -ау (-au), from Proto-Turkic *altï (“six”).

Cognate with Bashkir алтау (altaw), Kumyk алтав (altaw), Kyrgyz алтоо (altoo), Southern Altai алту (altu, “six as a group”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlˈtɑw/, [ɑ̝ɫtʰɑ̝w]
• Hyphenation: ал‧тау

Numeral

алтау • (altau)

1. (collective number) six