Kalmyk

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Etymology

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From Written Oirat ᡐᡆᡇᠯᠠᡅ (toulai), from Proto-Mongolic *taxulai, compare Mongolian туулай (tuulaj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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туула (tuula) (Clear script spelling ᡐᡇᡇᠯᠠᡅ (tuulai))

  1. hare, rabbit

References

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  • A. Pozdneev (1911) “туула”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 201