Kalmyk

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Etymology 1

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Literally, "black flour", which is probably a folk etymology. Instead, it may be a corruption of хар (xar) + ууһр (uuğr), "black Uyghur".

Noun

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хар һуйр (xar ğuyr) (plural хар һуйрмуд)

  1. Jew, a Jewish person

Etymology 2

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хар һуйр (xar ğuyr) ᡍᠠᠷᠠ
ᡎᡇᠯᡅᠷ
(xara ɣulir)

хар (xar) +‎ һуйр (ğuyr).

Noun

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хар һуйр (xar ğuyr)

  1. barley flour