алтан

Buryat

Etymology

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

Noun

алтан • (altan)

1. gold

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)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɮtʰaŋ/
• Syllabification: ал‧тан (2 syllables)

Noun

алтан • (altan)

1. attributive form of алт (alt)

Adjective

алтан • (altan)

1. golden

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) Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ	Iron	iron: тимир (timir) Proto-Turkic *temür	Silver	silver: үрүҥ көмүс (ürüñ kömüs) Proto-Turkic *kümüĺ
Gold	gold: кыһыл көмүс (kıhıl kömüs) Proto-Turkic *altun	Strawberry	copper: алтан (altan) Proto-Turkic *bakïr	Chalk	chalk: миэл (miel) (← Russ. мел (mel)) Proto-Turkic *bōr
Coal	coal: көмөр (kömör) Proto-Turkic *kömür	Salt	salt: туус (tuus) Proto-Turkic *tūŕ	Lead	lead: сибиниэс (sibinies) (← Russ. свинец (svinec)) Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn

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