See also: žíhal

Hungarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈziɦaːl]
  • Hyphenation: zi‧hál
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Verb

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zihál

  1. (intransitive) to pant, to breathe heavily
  2. (transitive) to speak, to say something while panting, breathing quickly in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ zihál 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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  • zihál 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