Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From a Turkic language, most likely Oghur (compare to Old Chuvash *tör-, tür-), from Proto-Turkic *döŕ- (to bear, endure, suffer).

Probably a word loaned during the Magyars’ presumed part in the Onogur tribal alliance.

Verb

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tűr

  1. (transitive) to endure, tolerate, bear, put up with, brook
    Synonyms: eltűr, visel, elvisel, tolerál, bír, kibír
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Etymology 2

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From a Turkic language. Compare Turkish dürmek.

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tűr

  1. (transitive) to crumple, roll, roll up, tuck in (e.g. the bottom edge of a shirt under the belt of trousers)
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Further reading

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  • (to tolerate): tűr 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 crumple): tűr 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