Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Of debated origin: [1]

  1. From Proto-Finno-Ugric *kerɜ- (to burp) + -ődzik (frequentative-reflexive suffix).
  2. From a Turkic language. Compare Old Turkic *kew- ("to mumble, ruminate").

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

kérődzik

  1. (intransitive) to chew the cud, ruminate

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ kérődzik 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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