Main Entry:

Kal·muck

Variant(s):

or Kal·muk \ˈkal-ˌmək, kal-ˈ\ or Kal·myk \kal-ˈmik\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Russian kalmyk, from Volga Tatar kalmık

Date:

1613

1 : a member of a Buddhist Mongol people originally of Dzungaria living mainly northwest of the Caspian Sea in Russia 2 : the Mongolian language of the Kalmucks