English Explanatory Dictionary

Kalmyk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from or relating to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
name
  1. A Mongolic language, spoken in and around Kalmykia in Russia.

Word forms

Kalmyk Kalmyck Kalmuck Calmuck Kalmyks

Etymology

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

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