Kalmyk

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *gejige. Cognate with Mongolian гэзэг (gezeg) and Buryat гэзэгэ (gezege).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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гиҗг (gijg) (Clear script spelling ᡎᡄᠴᡅᡎᡄ (gejige))

  1. braid
  2. nape