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Kalmyk
Etymology
From Written Oirat ᡅᡄᡃᠨ (-iēn). Compare Mongolian -ээ (-ee), Buryat -ээ (-ee), etc.
Suffix
-ән • (-än)
- impersonal (reflexive) possessive suffix, used after a consonant-ended front-vowel syllable
- келнән ― kelnän ― one’s tongue
- герән ― gerän ― one’s house