motyog

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -og (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmocoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: mo‧tyog

Verb

motyog

  1. (transitive) to mumble, mutter (to speak unintelligibly or inaudibly, indistinctly or with a low voice)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • motyogás

(With verbal prefixes):

  • belemotyog
  • közbemotyog
  • végigmotyog
  • visszamotyog

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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