Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From nyíl (arrow) +‎ -allik (verb-forming suffix). First attested in 1533. The first sense is based on the similarity between the sudden sensation of pain and the sudden, sharp pain caused by an arrow shot. The second sense is a metaphor based on sense one.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɲilɒlːik]
  • Hyphenation: nyi‧lal‧lik
  • Rhymes: -ɒlːik

Verb

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nyilallik

  1. (intransitive, of pain) to shoot, stab, twinge (to feel a sudden shooting pain through a body part: -ba/-be)
    Synonym: hasít
    Éles fájdalom nyilallt a karjába.A sharp pain shot through her arm.
    1. to hurt (to feel a repeated, sharp pain in a body part; used with a possessive noun)
      Nyilallt a feje, nem tudott gondolkodni.His head hurt, he couldn't think.
  2. (intransitive, rare, poetic) to move at lightning speed
    Synonyms: fut, száguld
  3. (intransitive, figurative, literary) to shoot (to have a sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature; through something: -ba/-be)
    Synonym: hasít
    Félelem nyilallt a szívébe.Fear shot through his heart.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ nyilallik in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

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