babrál

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See also: babral and babrał

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin; from the same stem as babirkál (to fritter, tinker) + -ál (frequentative verb-forming suffix). The stem may also be related to the stem of bibe, bibi and bíbelődik. Possibly developed under the influence of Slovak babrať (to fiddle with), from Proto-Slavic *babrati. First attested in 1784.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

babrál

  1. (transitive) to fiddle, fidget with (something); to touch (something) lightly and repeatedly with one's fingers
    Synonyms: fogdos, megfogdos, megtapogat, tapogat
  2. (intransitive) to fumble, fidget somewhere or with something (-val/-vel)
    Synonyms: játszadozik, játszogat, matat
  3. (intransitive) to fritter, tinker with something (-val/-vel), to occupy oneself idly
    Synonyms: bíbelődik, foglalatoskodik, pepecsel, piszmog, szöszmötöl, vesződik

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ babrál 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

  • babrál 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
  • babrál 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).