(kălˈmĭk, kăl-mĭkˈ) also Kal·muck or Kal·muk(kălˈmŭk, kăl-mŭkˈ)
nounpl.KalmykKalmyk or Kal·myks also Kalmuck or Kal·mucks or Kalmuk or Kal·muks
A member of a Buddhist Mongol people now located primarily in Kalmyk.
The Mongolian language of this people.
Origin:
Origin: Russian
Origin: , from Kazan Tatar
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A region of southwest Russia on the Caspian Sea. Settled in the early 17th century by Kalmyk people from central China, it came under Russian control after 1646.