અમુક

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अमुक (amuka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈə.muk/

Adjective

અમુક • (amuk)

1. particular, certain
   • 2020 August 19, BBC Gujarati‎^[1]:

     અમુક અવાજો આપણને કર્કશ કેમ લાગે છે અને એ સંભળાતાં જ ચીડ કેમ ચડે છે?

     amuk avājo āpaṇne karkaś kem lāge che ane e sambhaḷātā̃ ja cīḍ kem caḍe che?

     Why do we find certain sounds harsh, and why do we become irritated when we hear them?

2. such and such

Further reading

• “અમુક”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “અમુક”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Belsare, Malhar (1981) “અમુક”, in ગુજરાતી-અંગ્રેજી ડિકશનરી [Etymological Gujarati-English Dictionary]‎^[2], Asian Educational Services, page 65
• Edalji, Shapurji (1863) “અમુક”, in A dictionary Gujarati and English‎^[3], Atmaram Sagun, page 13
• Framji, Ardesar (1862) “અમુક”, in A Compendium of the English and Gujarati Dictionary‎^[4], page 65