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Kalmuck

Syllabification: (Kal·muck)
Pronunciation: /ˈkalˌmək, kalˈmək/
(also Kalmyk)
Definition of Kalmuck

noun (plural same or Kalmucks also Kalmyks /-miks/)

  • 1a member of a mainly Buddhist people of Mongolian origin living chiefly in Kalmykia.
  • 2the Altaic language of the Kalmuck.

adjective

  • relating to the Kalmuck or their language.

Origin:

from Russian kalmyk

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