Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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lak (dwelling) +‎ -ik

Verb

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lakik

  1. (intransitive) to dwell, to live (to have permanent residence, somewhere: with locative suffixes; at someone’s place, with someone: -nál/-nél)
    Debrecenben lakom.I live in Debrecen.
    Budapesten lakom.I live in Budapest.
    A barátaim a környéken laknak.My friends live in the area.
    A szüleimnél lakom.I live with my parents.
    Közel lakunk egymáshoz.We live close to each other.
  2. (transitive, literary) to reside, to inhabit
    Ezt a házat két család lakja.Two families reside in this house.
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Etymology 2

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Uncertain, perhaps split from lakik (to live somewhere).[1]

Verb

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lakik

  1. (intransitive, folksy, archaic) to eat and drink until full, to feast
    Synonyms: eltelik, jóllakik
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Currently it is only used commonly in the form jóllakik.

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See also

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  • lakol, currently used as meglakol (to suffer, pay, be punished, atone, expiate for a sin)

References

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  1. ^ lakik 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

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  • (to live): lakik 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
  • (to eat and drink): lakik 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
  • lakik in Bizonfy, Ferenc. Magyar–angol szótár (’Hungarian–English Dictionary’). Budapest: Franklin Társulat, 1886