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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of bel, a variant of bél (“internal part”) + -l (ablative suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
belül (comparative beljebb, superlative legbelül)
- inside
- Synonyms: bent, benn
- Antonyms: kívül, kint, kinn
- Körülnézek belül. ― I'll take a look inside.
Derived terms
Postposition
belül
- within, inside (preceded by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
- Antonyms: kívül, túl, túlmenően
- észszerű határokon belül ― within reason (literally, “within reasonable limits”)
- (of time) within (preceded by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
- Antonyms: túl, után, elteltével, követően
- öt percen belül ― within five minutes
References
Further reading
- belül 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
- belül 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).