Kalmyk

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *ögükün, cognate with Mongolian өөх (ööx) and Buryat өөхэн (ööxen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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өөкн (öökn) (Clear script spelling ᡈᡃᡍᡉᠨ (ȫkün))

  1. fat, grease
    хәәлсн өөкнxäälsn ööknrendered fat

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References

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  • Muniev, B. D. (1977) “өөкн”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 420a