Hungarian

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Etymology

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kasza (scythe) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒsaːl]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧szál
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Verb

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kaszál

  1. (transitive, literal) to scythe, mow, cut (reduce the height of grass or similar vegetation with a cutting implement)
  2. (transitive, figurative, colloquial) to rake in (money)
    A legsikeresebb online befolyásolók évente több millió dollárt kaszálnak.
    The most successful online influencers rake in several million dollars a year.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kaszál 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