Hungarian

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Etymology

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From torok (throat) +‎ -ollik (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtorkolːik]
  • Hyphenation: tor‧kol‧lik
  • Rhymes: -olːik

Verb

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torkollik

  1. (intransitive, of a river) to flow, empty (into something: -ba/-be)
    Synonym: ömlik
    A Yukon folyó a Bering-tengerbe torkollik.The Yukon River empties into the Bering Sea.
  2. (intransitive, of a street) to meet, lead (into something: -ba/-be)
    Synonym: vezet
    Egy kisebb utcában lakom, ami a főutcába torkollik.I live in a small street that leads to the main street.
  3. (intransitive, figurative, higher register) to come to, end in, lead (to something: -ba/-be)
    Fáradozásom zsákutcába torkollt.My efforts came to a dead end.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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