Khalkha

//ˈkɑːlkə// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a subgroup of Mongol people, constituting the bulk of the population of Mongolia.
  2. 2
    the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic wordnet
  3. 3
    the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Khalkha people or their language. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language spoken by the Khalkha people.

Synonyms

All synonyms
kalkakalka languagekhalkakhalkakhalka languagekhalkha language

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian халха m anim sg (xalxa, noun) and Халха f inan sg (Xalxa, proper noun), in turn from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ (qalk-a).

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