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Kalmyk
Etymology
From Russian цыган (cygan), ultimately from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”).
Pronunciation
Noun
циигн • (tsiign) (plural циигд or циигдүд)
- Rom, Gypsy
- циигн улс ― tsiign uls ― the Romani people
References
- Muniev, B. D. (1977) “циигн”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 634b