Kalmuck

or Kal·muk

[ kal-muhk, kal-muhk ]

/ ˈkæl mʌk, kælˈmʌk /

noun

a member of any of a group of Buddhistic Mongol tribes of a region extending from western China to the valley of the lower Volga River.

a Mongolian language used by the part of the Kalmuck people that was formerly powerful in northwest China, specifically in Dzungaria, and is now relocated northwest of the Caspian Sea.

Example sentences from the Web for kalmuck

As the Kalmuck had foretold, we arrived at night in a Kalmuck camp, consisting of a score of tents.

Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. |Xavier Hommaire de Hell
On her part, she gave me two Kalmuck songs of her own composition, and transcribed with her own hand.

Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. |Xavier Hommaire de Hell
When I did this, a Kalmuck captive brought a hempen shirt to me, and Sukyman commanded me fiercely to carry water to the cattle.

Hania |Henryk Sienkiewicz
The cruel Bashkir was affected by the same misery, and manifested the same symptoms of his misery, as the wretched Kalmuck.

Stories of Exile |Various

A marked sympathetic interest surrounded the Kalmuck, who could speak a bit of Chinese, and my box of medicines.

Beasts, Men and Gods |Ferdinand Ossendowski

British Dictionary definitions for kalmuck

Kalmuck

Kalmyk (ˈkælmɪk)

/ (ˈkælmʌk) /

noun

plural -mucks, -muck, -myks or -myk a member of a Mongoloid people of Buddhist tradition, who migrated from W China in the 17th century

the language of this people, belonging to the Mongolic branch of the Altaic family

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Kalmuck

or Kal·muk

noun

Example sentences from the Web for kalmuck

British Dictionary definitions for kalmuck

Kalmyk (ˈkælmɪk)

noun