ember embernek farkasa

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Calque of Latin homo homini lupus est, from ember (man) +‎ ember (man) +‎ -nek (to) +‎ farkas (wolf) +‎ -a (possessive suffix), literally: "man [is the] wolf of man"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛmbɛr ˈɛmbɛrnɛk ˈfɒrkɒʃɒ]

Proverb

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ember embernek farkasa

  1. man is a wolf to man