Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation from csiripel.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃirip]
  • Hyphenation: csi‧rip
  • Rhymes: -ip

Interjection edit

csirip

  1. chirp (the representation of the short, sharp or high note of a small bird)
    Synonym: csip

References edit

  1. ^ csirip in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading edit

  • csirip in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)