KALMYK


Meaning of KALMYK in English

[ 'kalmʌk ]

(also Kalmuck )

■ noun ( plural same, ~s , or Kalmucks )

1》 a member of a Buddhist people of Mongolian origin living chiefly in ~ia, a republic in SW Russia.

2》 the Altaic language of the ~.

Origin

from Russ. kalmyk .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.