bámul

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeia + -ul (reflexive suffix). First attested in 1585.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaːmul]
  • Hyphenation: bá‧mul

Verb

bámul

  1. (transitive) to gaze (to stare intently or earnestly)
    Mindenki minket bámul.Everybody is looking at us.
  2. (transitive) to admire (to estimate or prize highly)
    Bámulta a kitartását.He marveled at her perseverance.

Conjugation

Derived terms

(Compound words):

(With verbal prefixes):

  • bebámul
  • elbámul
  • előrebámul
  • hátrabámul
  • kibámul
  • lebámul
  • megbámul
  • rábámul
  • utánabámul
  • bámészkodik

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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