csíp

See also: csip

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćȣ̈ppɜ (pinch, fingertip; to pinch).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiːp]

Verb

csíp

  1. (transitive) to pinch
  2. (transitive) to sting (bee, nettle), bite (mosquito), peck (bird)
  3. (transitive) to nip, cut (wind), burn (spice)
  4. (transitive, dated, slang) to dig (to appreciate or like)

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • becsíp
  • belecsíp
  • elcsíp
  • felcsíp
  • fölcsíp
  • hozzácsíp
  • kicsíp
  • lecsíp
  • megcsíp
  • odacsíp
  • összecsíp
  • rajtacsíp

References

  1. Entry #90 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  2. 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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