Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -kál (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkorɲikaːl]
  • Hyphenation: kor‧nyi‧kál
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Verb

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kornyikál

  1. (transitive, intransitive, derogatory) to caterwaul (to sing in an unpleasant, sharp, often dragging voice)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ kornyikál 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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