Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the pec variant of pedz (to nibble at the bait/hook) +‎ -köl (frequentative suffix). [1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpøt͡skøl]
  • Hyphenation: pöc‧köl
  • Rhymes: -øl

Verb

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pöcköl

  1. (transitive) to flick (to move something away with a quick motion by pulling back the index finger with the thumb and then releasing it so the nail of the index finger flicks the object away)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ pöcköl 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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  • pöcköl 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