𐰞𐱃𐰃

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Old Turkic[edit]

Old Turkic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : 𐰞𐱃𐰃 (altï)
    Ordinal : 𐰞𐱃𐰃𐰨 (altïnč)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *altï (six). Cognate with Chuvash улттӑ (ulttă), Khalaj alta, Azerbaijani altı (six), Turkish altı (six), Gagauz altı (six), Uzbek olti (six), Bashkir алты (altı), Crimean Tatar altı (six), Yakut алта (alta).

Numeral[edit]

𐰞𐱃𐰃 (altï)

  1. six
    • 8th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, E28
      𐰞𐱃𐰃:𐰖𐰆𐰞𐰃:𐰾𐰇𐰭𐱁𐰓𐰢
      altï:yolï:süŋüšdüm
      I fought six times.

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References[edit]

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “altï”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 301
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “altı:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130