Also spelled Kulmucks
Meanings
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1
noun
a member of a traditionally Buddhist Oirat Mongol people living chiefly in Kalmykia near the northwestern Caspian Sea
A Kalmyk historian recorded oral accounts of migration across the Eurasian steppe.
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2
noun
the Oirat language spoken by the Kalmyk people
The school offers lessons in Kalmyk as well as Russian.
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3
adj
relating to the Kalmyk people, their language, or their culture
The collection includes Kalmyk manuscripts and devotional objects.
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Etymology
Borrowed through Russian kalmyk from a Turkic exonym, traditionally connected with a verb meaning 'remain' or 'stay behind,' though the historical interpretation is debated. Kalmuck, Kalmuk, and Calmuck are older English variants; Kulmuck is a rarer historical spelling.