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Kalmyk

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A native or inhabitant of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Kalmyks are unique, being Europeans who traditionally practiced Buddhism.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian калмы́к m anim sg (kalmýk, noun), itself a Turkic exonym ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kāl-mak (“to stay behind”, literally “those who stayed behind”).

Across languages

Translations

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: calmuc — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Dutch: Kalmuks — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Evenki: Halimaḡsal — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Finnish: kalmukialainen — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • French: kalmouk — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Kalmyk: хальмг (xalʹmg) — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Written Oirat: ᡍᠠᠯᡅᡏᠠᡎ (xalimag) — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Manchu: ᡴᠠᠯᡳᠮᠠᡴ (kalimak) — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Manchu: ᡴᠠᠯᠮᡝᡴ (kalmek) — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠮᠠᠭ (qalimaɣ) — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Mongolian: халимаг (xalimag) — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Polish: kałmucki — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Romanian: kalmâc — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Romanian: calmuc — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Russian: калмы́цкий (kalmýckij) — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀лмичкӣ — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàlmičkī — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Spanish: calmuco — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Ukrainian: калми́цький (kalmýcʹkyj) — of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
  • Buryat: хальмаг хэлэн (xalʹmag xelen) — language
  • Catalan: calmuc — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡爾梅克語 /卡尔梅克语 (kǎ'ěrméikè yǔ) — language
  • Czech: kalmyčtina — language
  • Dutch: Kalmuks — language
  • Finnish: kalmukki — language
  • Greek: καλμουκικά (kalmoukiká) — language
  • Hungarian: kalmük — language
  • Irish: Cailmícis — language
  • Japanese: カルムイク語 (Karumuiku go) — language
  • Kalmyk: хальмг келн (xalʹmg keln) — language
  • Written Oirat: ᡍᠠᠯᡅᡏᠠᡎ ᡍᡄᠯᡄᠨ (xalimag kelen) — language
  • Kazakh: قالماقشا — language
  • Kazakh: قالماق تیلی — language
  • Kazakh: қалмақша (qalmaqşa) — language
  • Kazakh: қалмақ тілі (qalmaq tılı) — language
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠮᠠᠭ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ (qalimag qele) — language
  • Mongolian: халимаг хэл (xalimag xel) — language
  • Polish: (język) kałmucki — language
  • Romanian: kalmâcă — language
  • Romanian: calmucă — language
  • Russian: калмы́цкий — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀лмичкӣ — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàlmičkī — language
  • Slovak: kalmyčtina — language
  • Spanish: calmuco — language
  • Turkish: Kalmukça — language
  • Ukrainian: калми́цька (kalmýcʹka) — language
  • Ukrainian: калми́цька мо́ва (kalmýcʹka móva) — language
  • Buryat: хальмаг (xalʹmag) — person
  • Catalan: calmuc — person
  • Chagatai: قالماق (qalmaq) — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡爾梅克人 /卡尔梅克人 (kǎ'ěrméikèrén) — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 厄魯特 /厄鲁特 (Èlǔtè) — person
  • Dutch: Kalmuk — person
  • Estonian: kalmõkk — person
  • Finnish: kalmukki — person
  • Hungarian: kalmük — person
  • Italian: calmucco — person
  • Japanese: カルムイク人 (Karumuiku jin) — person
  • Kalmyk: хальмг (xalʹmg) — person
  • Kalmyk: хальмг күн (xalʹmg kün) — person
  • Kalmyk: өөрд (öörd) — person
  • Written Oirat: ᡍᠠᠯᡅᡏᠠᡎ (xalimag) — person
  • Written Oirat: ᡆᡕᡅᠷᠠᡑ (oyirad) — person
  • Kazakh: قالماق — person
  • Kazakh: қалмақ (qalmaq) — person
  • Kazakh: жоңғар (joñğar) — person
  • Kazakh: qalmaq — person
  • Khakas: халмых (xalmıx) — person
  • Khakas: ӧӧрд (öörd) — person
  • Kyrgyz: калмак (kalmak) — person
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠮᠠᠭ (qalimaɣ) — person
  • Mongolian: ᠣᠶᠢᠷᠠᠳ (oyirad) — person
  • Mongolian: халимаг (xalimag) — person
  • Mongolian: ойрад (ojrad) — person
  • Persian: قلماق (qalmâq) — person
  • Polish: Kałmuk — person
  • Polish: Kałmuczka — person
  • Romanian: kalmâc — person
  • Romanian: kalmâcă — person
  • Romanian: calmuc — person
  • Romanian: calmucă — person
  • Russian: калмы́к (kalmýk) — person
  • Russian: калмы́чка (kalmýčka) — person
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ка̀лмик — person
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ка̀лмикиња — person
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kàlmik — person
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kàlmikinja — person
  • Spanish: calmuco — person
  • Spanish: calmuca — person
  • Tajik: қалмоқ (qalmoq) — person
  • Tuvan: калмык (kalmık) — person
  • Ukrainian: калми́к (kalmýk) — person
  • Ukrainian: калми́чка (kalmýčka) — person
  • Yakut: калмык (kalmïk) — person
  • Yakut: калмыык (kalmïïk) — person
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