legyint

Hungarian

Etymology

légy + -int[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛɟint]
  • Hyphenation: le‧gyint
  • Rhymes: -int

Verb

legyint

  1. (intransitive) to wave hand (e.g. to indicate hopelessness or uninterest)
  2. (transitive) to slap, to bop (to strike lightly with the palm of the hand)
    arcul legyintto lightly slap someone's face

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • legyintés

(With verbal prefixes):

  • meglegyint
  • rálegyint

References

  1. legyint 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

  • legyint 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
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