noun
or kal·muk ˈkalˌmək, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ; or kal·myk ˈkal(ˌ)mik, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ; also cal·muck ˈkalˌmək, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Russian Kalmyk, from Kazan Tatar
1. : a member of a Buddhist Mongol people originally of Dzungaria — called also Eleut
2. : the Mongolian language of the Kalmucks