Kalmyk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian калмы́к (kalmýk).

Adjective

Kalmyk (not comparable)

Of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia

Translations

of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia

Catalan: calmuc
Dutch: Kalmuks (nl)
Finnish: kalmukialainen
French: kalmouk (fr)
Kalmyk: хальмг (xal'mg)

Polish: kałmucki (pl) m
Romanian: calmuc (ro)
Russian: калмы́цкий (ru) (kalmýckij)
Spanish: calmuco (es)
Written Oirat: ᡍᠠᠯᡅᡏᠠᡎ (xalimag)

Noun

Kalmyk (plural Kalmyks)

Someone from Kalmykia.
Kalmyks are unique, being Europeans who traditionally practiced Buddhism.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Calmuck.

Translations

person

Catalan: calmuc m
Dutch: Kalmuk
Estonian: kalmõkk
Finnish: kalmukki (fi)
Kalmyk: хальмг (xal'mg), хальмг күн (xal'mg kün)

Polish: Kałmuk m, Kałmuczka (pl) f
Romanian: calmuc (ro) m, calmucă (ro) f
Russian: калмы́к (ru) m (kalmýk), калмы́чка (ru) f (kalmýčka)
Spanish: calmuco (es) m, calmuca (es) f
Yakut: калмык (kalmık), калмыык (kalmıık)

Proper noun

Kalmyk

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

Translations

language

Catalan: calmuc m
Czech: kalmyčtina f
Dutch: Kalmuks (nl)
Finnish: kalmukki (fi)
Irish: Cailmícis f
Kalmyk: хальмг келн (xal'mg keln), хальмг (xal'mg)

Polish: (język) kałmucki m
Romanian: calmucă (ro) f
Russian: калмы́цкий (язы́к) (ru) m (kalmýckij (jazýk))
Slovak: kalmyčtina f
Spanish: idioma calmuco (es) m

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Kalmyk, xal

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