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Kalmyk

Kalmyk adjective: of, from or relating to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.

Adjective

Kalmyk (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.

Noun

Kalmyk (plural Kalmyks)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
    • Kalmyks are unique, being Europeans who traditionally practiced Buddhism.

Proper noun

Kalmyk

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

Kalmyk meaning in Persian

Kalmyk in Persian

person
قلماق qalmâq

Forms of Kalmyk

Adjective
alternative formKalmyck
alternative formKalmuck
alternative formCalmuck
alternative formKalmuk
alternative formKallmark
Noun
pluralKalmyks

Origin of Kalmyk

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”).

Questions about Kalmyk

What does Kalmyk mean?
Kalmyk means of, from or relating to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
What is Kalmyk in Persian?
Kalmyk in Persian is قلماق (qalmâq). See Kalmyk meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Kalmyk?
Kalmyk can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Kalmyk in the dictionary

  1. Kalmuckish
  2. Kalmucks
  3. Kalmunai
  4. Kalmyck
  5. Kalmycks
  6. Kalmyk
  7. Kalmykia
  8. Kalmyks
  9. Kalnik
  10. kalo
  11. Kalo Finnish Romani

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