Kalmyk

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠣᠶ᠋ᠤᠯ (soyul, civilisation, the act of civilising). Compare Mongolian соёл (sojol, culture) and Buryat соёл (sojol, culture).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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сойл (soyl) (Clear script spelling ᠰᡆᡕᡆᠯ (soyol))

  1. culture