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Hungarian
Etymology
From az (“the”) + ördög (“devil”) + nem (“not, does not”) + alszik (“to sleep”), literally “the devil doesn't sleep”.
Pronunciation
Proverb
az ördög nem alszik
- one can never be too careful (one always has to be attentive to potential dangers and temptations)
Further reading
- ördög 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