Kalmyk

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Etymology

Transliteration of Russian калмы́к m anim sg (kalmýk, noun), itself a Turkic exonym ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kiāl-mak (“to stay behind”, literally “those who stayed behind”).

Adjective

Kalmyk (not comparable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia

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Noun

Kalmyk (plural Kalmyks)

  1. Someone from Kalmykia.
    Kalmyks are unique, being Europeans who traditionally practiced Buddhism.

Quotations
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Calmuck.

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Proper noun

Kalmyk

  1. A Mongolic language, spoken in and around Kalmykia in Russia.

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