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.
   • 2011, Wang Yongli, “Curly's Mother Was Rescued from the Slave Traders”, in The Hell and the World‎^[1], Strategic Book Group, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 194:

     She was sold to a remote valley in the area of Aertai Mountain in Xinjiang province. The valley was a part of the Aertai natural basin; it was a highly protected area. Despite this, many criminals hid there and set up camps and caves to live in.

   • 2012, Adam T. Kessler, “The Jin Dynasty (1115-1234 AD)”, in Song Blue and White Porcelain on the Silk Road‎^[2], →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.