Teleut

1 of 2

noun

Tel·​e·​ut

ˈtelēˌüt

plural Teleut or Teleuts

1

a

: a group of nomadic Altaic Tatar peoples of the Altai plateau, West Siberia Region

called also Telenget

b

: a member of any of such peoples

2

: the Turkic language of the Teleut peoples

teleut-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or teleuto-

: completion

teleutospore

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

Greek teleutē, from telos end

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