kérődzik

Hungarian

Etymology

Of debated origin: [1]

  1. From Proto-Finno-Ugric *kerɜ- (to burp) + -ődzik (frequentative-reflexive suffix).
  2. From a Turkic language. Compare Old Turkic *kew- ("to mumble, ruminate").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkeːrøːd͡zːik]
  • Hyphenation: ké‧rő‧dzik

Verb

kérődzik

  1. (intransitive) to chew the cud, ruminate

Conjugation

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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