Hungarian

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Etymology

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From függ (to hang) +‎ -eszt (causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfyɡːɛst]
  • Hyphenation: füg‧geszt
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

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függeszt

  1. (transitive) to hang (on something -ra/-re) (to cause something to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like)
    Synonym: akaszt
    A képeket a falra függesztette.She hung the pictures on the wall.
  2. (transitive) to gaze, look, keep an eye on (to stare intently, to fix one's eyes onto something)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ függeszt 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.)

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