Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

csíp (to pinch) +‎ -ked (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃipkɛd]
  • Hyphenation: csip‧ked
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Verb edit

csipked

  1. (transitive) to pinch, peck repeatedly
    A húgom folyton az arcomat csipkedi.My younger sister keeps pinching my face.
    A libák sziszegtek és a lábunkat csipkedték.The geese hissed and pecked at our legs.
  2. (transitive, of insects) to bite, sting
    Szúnyogok csipkedtek minket egész éjjel.Mosquitoes bit all of us all night.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to hurry (followed by the reflexive pronoun maga)
    Csipkedd magad, mert elkésünk!Hurry up, we'll be late!

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Further reading edit

  • csipked 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
  • csipked 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)