bomlik

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem of unknown origin as the verb bont + -lik (frequentative-reflexive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbomlik]
  • Hyphenation: bom‧lik

Verb

bomlik

  1. (intransitive, of clothes, woven or knotted material) to become unstitched, to start to open
    Synonyms: szétnyílik, feslik, foszlik, lazul, kioldódik
  2. (intransitive) to break up (to separate into its components; to disintegrate or come apart)
    Synonym: szétválik
  3. (intransitive) to decompose, decay
    Synonyms: oszlik, porlad
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to break up, disintegrate (e.g. the order, discipline, unity of an organization)
    Synonym: lazul
  5. (intransitive, informal, often derogatory) to be crazy about someone or something (followed by után or -ért)
    Synonym: bolondul
  6. (intransitive, figuratively) to go wild, to behave boisterously, excessively
    Synonyms: bolondozik, vadul

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elbomlik
  • felbomlik
  • kibomlik
  • lebomlik
  • megbomlik
  • szétbomlik

References

Further reading

  • bomlik in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
  • bomlik in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031
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