kereste

Hungarian

Etymology

keres +‎ -te

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛrɛʃtɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧res‧te

Verb

kereste

  1. third-person singular indicative past definite of keres
    A többieket kereste. ― He/she was looking for the others.
    Valaki kereste önt. ― Somebody was looking for you. (formal)

Participle

kereste

  1. verbal participle of keres
    a maga kereste pénz ― the money earned by himself/herself (literally, “the himself/herself-earned money”)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كرسته (kereste, “timber; building material”), from Persian كراسته.

Noun

kereste (definite accusative keresteyi, plural keresteler)

  1. (woodworking) timber, lumber

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Romanian: cherestea

References
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