No. 374 in Estonian

hulk

The Estonian word "hulk" means "amount," "number," "quantity," or "crowd" in English.

In a sentence

Parki kogunes suur hulk inimesi.
A large number of people gathered in the park.
In this sentence, 'hulk' means 'a number' or 'a group', referring to a large quantity of people.
Mul on terve hulk ülesandeid.
I have a whole bunch of tasks to do.
Here, 'hulk' is used to express an indefinite quantity, suggesting 'a lot', which is metaphorically related to a large amount of tasks.
Matemaatikas on hulkade teooria oluline osa.
In mathematics, set theory is an important field.
In this case, 'hulk' refers to 'a set' as a specific mathematical term describing a collection of elements.

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