A'ertai

English

Alternative forms

• A-erh-t'ai (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 阿爾泰／阿尔泰 (Ā'ěrtài).

Proper noun

A'ertai

1. Synonym of Altai: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • 2012, Adam T. Kessler, “The Jin Dynasty (1115-1234 AD)”, in Song Blue and White Porcelain on the Silk Road‎^[1], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 162:

     Whereas the A'ertai city-site is 13km east of Huocheng Xian, the hoard was brought to light in an agricultural field on the western banks of the Kegan River that runs north of Huocheng Xian.