Hungarian

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeia + -kol (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈturbeːkol]
  • Hyphenation: tur‧bé‧kol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb

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turbékol

  1. (intransitive, of a pigeon or dove) to coo (to make its characteristic soft murmuring call)
    Synonym: búg
  2. (intransitive, of a person) to coo, bill and coo (to speak in a soft murmur, affectionately)
    Synonyms: enyeleg, hízeleg

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ turbékol 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.)

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