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Old Turkic
Etymology
From π°π±π°π°£ (altun, βgoldβ) + π°π°π± (yΓ―Ε‘, βmountainβ), Literally, βgolden mountainβ.
Proper noun
π°π±π°π°£:π°π°π± (altun:yΓ―Ε‘)
- the Altai Mountains
8th century CE, Tonyukuk Inscription, IN8:π°π±π°π°£:π°π°π°Ύπ°π°:π°π°π°Ίπ±π°’π°- altun:yΓ―Ε‘da:olurtumuz
- Thus we stayed at the Altai Mountains.
References
- AydΔ±n, Erhan (2016) βAltun YΔ±Εβ, in Eski TΓΌrk Yer AdlarΔ± [Old Turkic Place Names] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Bilge KΓΌltΓΌr Sanat, βISBN, page 33
- Tekin, TalΓ’t (1968) βaltun yΓ―sβ, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, βISBN, page 301