szomjazik

Hungarian

Etymology

From the obsolete szomjú (thirsty, thirst) + -azik (verb-forming suffix). First attested after 1416. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsomjɒzik]
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  • Hyphenation: szom‧ja‧zik

Verb

szomjazik

  1. (intransitive) to thirst, be thirsty
    Synonym: szomjas
  2. (intransitive) to thirst for, long for, crave for
    Synonyms: vágyik, vágyódik, sóvárog, áhítozik
    Dicsőségre szomjazik.He thirsts for glory.
  3. (transitive, rare, poetic) to thirst for someone or something (with -t/-at/-ot/-et/-öt)
    • 1842, Mihály Vörösmarty, A szomju (Laurához) (The Thirst (To Laura), a poem), page 175:
      Szomjas vagyok; de nem bort szomjazom,...
      I'm thirsty; but I'm not thirsting for wine,...

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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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