Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Gamak

गमक

said ga-mak

also written: gamaka

Meaning

A heavy, oscillating ornament shaking a note with force, giving weight to the melody.

Literally: Sanskrit gamaka, a shaking or ornament.

Related words

A glide or slur smoothly connecting one note to another, central to the expressive line of a raga.

A quick, delicate ornament of a cluster of grace-notes, lighter than a gamak.

A movement or agitation, often social or political.