abajgat

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Hungarian

Etymology

From an unattested stem + -gat (frequentative-causative suffix). The stem is of unknown origin and is the same as in abajog (to shout, yell; to yammer). First attested in 1662.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

abajgat

  1. (transitive) to bother, harass, pester (someone or an animal)
    Synonyms: gyötör, háborgat, nyugtalanít, zaklat, zavar
    • 1987, Ferenc Temesi, Por, volume 2: L–Zs, Budapest: Magvető, →ISBN, page 85:
      Balogh Juliska ezentúl a lábát sem tette a „Föllépő”-be. Az igazsághoz hozzátartozik, hogy nagyapám is mind kevesebbet: belehabarodott a Kass-kávéház női zenekarának bőgősébe, azt abajgatta.
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  2. (transitive) to poke, finger, squeeze, tamper with (an object)
    Synonyms: piszkál, macerál
  3. (transitive) to pamper, caress, nurse (a child or animal)
    Synonyms: ajnároz, gondoz, pátyolgat

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ abajgat in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

  • abajgat in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • abajgat in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).