felkopik az álla
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
fel- (verbal prefix) + kopik (“to wear out”) + az (“the”) + áll (“chin”) + -a (possessive suffix)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (colloquial) to go hungry, to go unfed (to go without food and left starving)
- Synonyms: éhkoppon marad, éhen marad
Usage notes edit
The verb felkopik is used only in this set phrase.