Kalmyk

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *yambar. Cognate with Mongolian ямар (jamar).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ямаран (yamaran) (Clear script spelling ᡕᠠᡏᠠᡃᠷᠠᡃᠨ (yamārān))

  1. (interrogative) what, which, what kind of
    Чи ямаран күмбч ?Çi yamaran kümbç ?What kind of man are you?
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ямр (yamr)

References

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  • A. Pozdneev (1911) “ямаран”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 276