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