[ '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 .
[ '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. 2004