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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesकुछ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuch
"मुझे तुमसे कुछ कहना है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unspecified object, thing, or concept.
"I need something to eat." - 2
Used to refer to an unspecified quantity or degree.
"There’s something strange about this place."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'sum' (some) and 'þing' (thing, entity, matter), tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots. Through centuries of evolution, it solidified into a standard indefinite pronoun denoting an unspecified object, event, or quantity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Something" is said worldwide
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quelque chose
Transliteration: kelk shoz
"Il y a quelque chose que je dois te dire."
etwas
Transliteration: etvas
"Ich habe etwas zu sagen."
qualcosa
Transliteration: kwal-koh-sah
"C'è qualcosa che devo dirti."
algo
Transliteration: al-go
"Hay algo que necesito decirte."
algo
Transliteration: al-go
"Há algo que eu preciso te dizer."
कुछ
Transliteration: kuch
"मुझे तुमसे कुछ कहना है।"
某事
Transliteration: mǒu shì
"我有某事想告诉你。"
무언가
Transliteration: mu-eon-ga
"내가 너에게 무언가 말하고 싶어."
何か
Transliteration: nanika
"あなたに何か言いたいことがあります。"
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