csen

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛn]
  • Rhymes: -ɛn
  • Homophone: Csen (transcription of a surname such as , or sometimes , all transcribed into English as Chen)

Verb

csen

  1. (transitive; informal, humorous or euphemistic) to filch, pilfer (to steal, especially something of low value)
    Synonyms: lop, ellop, (formal) eltulajdonít, (slang) csór
  2. (transitive) to put, insert something somewhere secretly, stealthily, furtively, unbeknownst to someone concerned

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elcsen
  • kicsen
  • odacsen
  • visszacsen

Further reading

  • csen 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
  • csen in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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