Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Uralic *čukka- (to lock up, hide).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

csuk

  1. (transitive) to shut, close (without using a key and a lock, only with a handle)
    Synonym: (often but not necessarily with a key) zár
    Antonym: nyit
    Middle-voice counterpart: csukódik

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Entry #117 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ csuk 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

  • csuk 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
  • csuk 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)