bömböl

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in c. 1456. From an onomatopoeic root + -böl (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

bömböl

  1. (intransitive) to howl, roar
    Az oroszlán bömböl.The lion roars.
  2. (intransitive, of a small child) to howl (to cry desperately and loudly)
    A gyerekek egész reggel bömböltek.The children howled all morning.
  3. (transitive) to roar, bellow (to shout in a loud, deep voice)
  4. (intransitive, of wind, sea; radio, cannon) to howl, blare

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ bömböl in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • bömböl 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
  • bömböl 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).