Kalmuck


Kalmuck

(ˈkælmʌk) or

Kalmyk

npl -mucks, -muck, -myks or -myk1. (Peoples) a member of a Mongoloid people of Buddhist tradition, who migrated from W China in the 17th century2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Mongolic branch of the Altaic family

Kal•myk

(kal′mik)

n., pl. -myks (esp. collectively) -myk (-ˌhaʊ zɪz) 1. a member of a Mongolian people living mainly N of the Caspian Sea and W of the lower Volga River in S European Russia. 2. the language of the Kalmyks.