n.
Variant: or Kal · muk
Pronunciation: ' kal- ˌ m ə k, kal- '
or Kal · myk \ kal- ' mik \
Function: noun
Etymology: Russian kalmyk, from Volga Tatar kalm ı k
Date: 1613
1 : a member of a Buddhist Mongol people orig. of Dzungaria living mainly northwest of the Caspian Sea in Russia
2 : the Mongolian language of the Kalmucks