Kalmyk

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Etymology

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Inherited from Written Oirat ᠴᠠᡎᠠᠰᡇᠨ (zaɣasun), from Middle Mongol ᠵᠢᠭ᠍ᠠᠰᠤᠨ (ǰiɣasun), from Proto-Mongolic *ǰïgasun; compare Buryat загаһан (zagahan), Khamnigan Mongol дзагасу (dzagasu), Mongolian загас (zagas).

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Noun

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заһсн (zağsn) (Clear script spelling ᠴᠠᡎᠠᠰᡇᠨ (zaɣasun), plural заһсд)

  1. fish

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