boksz

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: boksz
• Rhymes: -oks

Etymology 1

From English box (“a blow with the fist”).

Noun

boksz (usually uncountable, plural bokszok)

1. (sports) boxing (a sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists)

Usage notes

See at pingpong.

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From English box (“box, case”).

Noun

boksz (plural bokszok)

1. booth, stall, box (in theatre), compartment

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From German Boxkalb, from English box calf.

Noun

boksz (countable and uncountable, plural bokszok)

1. box calf (a type of calfskin leather used for shoes)
2. shoe polish (a product used to make shoes shine)

Usage notes

Box with a letter x is not used in the Hungarian loanwords above (except informally sometimes), neither in derived terms like bokszer, bokszeralsó, bokszerlázadás, and bokszermotor, only in compound terms such as inbox, kick-box, and matchbox.

Declension

References

Further reading

• (boxing): boksz 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
• (booth, stall, box): boksz 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
• (box calf, shoe polish): boksz 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
• boksz in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)