Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbukik]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧kik
  • Rhymes: -ukik

Etymology 1

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From a stem of unknown origin[1] + -ik.

Verb

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bukik

  1. (intransitive) to fall, tumble
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to miss out on, lose, drop (not to get or not be given something)
    Synonyms: elbukik, lemarad
Conjugation
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With its definite-object forms used only colloquially:

Derived terms
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(With verbal prefixes):

Expressions

Etymology 2

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buki +‎ -k

Noun

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bukik

  1. nominative plural of buki

References

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  1. ^ bukik 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

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  • bukik in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bukik 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)