kalmuck

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noun

A kind of shaggy cloth resembling bearskin.

OriginMiddle Polish Kałmuk m sg ← Kipchak *qazaq →
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Meanings

kalmuck1

nounkalmuck (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA kind of shaggy cloth resembling bearskin.

Kalmuck2

adjectiveKalmuck (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete spelling of Kalmyk.
nounKalmuck (plural Kalmucks)

plural Kalmucks

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Kalmyk.
proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Kalmyk.

Origin

  1. Kipchak *qazaq
  2. Middle PolishKałmuk m sg
  3. EnglishKalmuck

From Middle Polish Kałmuk m sg (noun), from Kipchak [Term?] (/⁠qalmaq⁠/), whence Kazakh қалмақ (qalmaq), Siberian Tatar ҡалмаҡ (qalmaq), etc.

More words from Middle Polish, Kipchak *qazaq

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APA

kalmuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalmuck

MLA

“kalmuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalmuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kalmuck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalmuck.

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