altaic

As adjectives the difference between altaic and turanian

is that altaic is of or pertaining to a hypothetical grouping of languages that includes the turkic, mongolic, and tungusic and less often the japanese and korean languages the most familiar modern languages of this group include turkish, mongolian and, more controversially, japanese and korean while turanian is of or pertaining to turan.

As a noun turanian is

one of an extensive division of mankind, including the mongols and allied races of asia, together with the malays and polynesians.

As a proper noun turanian is

any of an extensive language family spoken in northern europe and asia and central asia; altaic; ural-altaic; scythian.

As an adjective altaic

is of or pertaining to a hypothetical grouping of languages that includes the turkic, mongolic, and tungusic and less often the japanese and korean languages the most familiar modern languages of this group include turkish, mongolian and, more controversially, japanese and korean.

As a noun airan is

a turkish and altaic drink out of yoghurt, water and salt.