Amuric

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proper noun

The putative language family whose only extant member is Nivkh, a group of two or three mutually unintelligible dialects normally viewed as a language isolate.

Similar
NivkhGilyak
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The putative language family whose only extant member is Nivkh, a group of two or three mutually unintelligible dialects normally viewed as a language isolate.

    Synonyms: Nivkh, Gilyak

adjectiveAmuric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Amuric language family.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe putative language family whose only extant member is Nivkh, a group of two or three mutually unintelligible dialects normally viewed as a language isolate.

Similar
NivkhGilyak
Also see
nivkh

Origin

From the river Amur + -ic, coined by Finnish linguist Juha Janhunen in 1996.

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Translations

French amourique, amourique
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MurciaMaruic
Cite this entry
APA

Amuric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amuric

MLA

“Amuric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amuric. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amuric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amuric.

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