Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation from belső (interior). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛl]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bel

Prefix edit

bel-

  1. (noun prefix) interior, internal, domestic
    Antonym: kül-
    bel- + ‎város (city) → ‎belváros (city centre)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ bel- in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

Further reading edit

  • bel- 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)

Indonesian edit

Prefix edit

bel-

  1. Alternative form of ber-