Hungarian

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Etymology

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From szégyen +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix) with -nl-ll assimilation, a shorter variant of szégyenel. For a similar verb ending, compare ajánl (which too can be pronounced with a long [-lː]).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈseːɟɛnl]
  • Hyphenation: szé‧gyenl
  • Rhymes: -ɛnl

Verb

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szégyenl

  1. (transitive) Archaic form of szégyell (to be ashamed of).
    • 1844, Sándor Petőfi, János vitéz[1], chapter 13, stanza 13, translated by John Ridland as John the Valiant:
      „Kukoricza Jancsi becsületes nevem: / Egy kicsit parasztos, de én nem szégyenlem.”
      “Johnny Grain o’ Corn is my honest name; / It sounds a bit rustic, but I feel no shame.”

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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