Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From an otherwise unattested stem (probably an onomatopoeia) + -lyog (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃompojoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: som‧po‧lyog
  • Rhymes: -oɡ

Verb edit

sompolyog

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, derogatory) to sidle, sneak, edge up (to move slowly, in a furtive manner, with ill intentions, shame, or guilty conscience)
    Synonyms: ólálkodik, oson, settenkedik, oldalog, somfordál
  2. (intransitive, colloquial, of human or animal) to sidle (to move around someone wheedling, clinging, e.g. hoping to get some food)
    Synonym: sündörög

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References edit

  1. ^ sompolyog 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.)
  2. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

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