Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From lék (hole) +‎ -el (verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈleːkɛl]
  • Hyphenation: lé‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb edit

lékel

  1. (transitive) to cut a pyramid-shaped hole in the side of a watermelon using a knife in order to give a taste to the customer; usually done by the vendor who sells watermelons
  2. (transitive) to trepan (to make a hole in the skull)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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References edit

  1. ^ lékel 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.)

Further reading edit

  • lékel 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