csattan

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Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic root imitating the sharp sound of hard objects crashing + -an (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

csattan

  1. (intransitive, of a whip) to crack (to make a cracking sound)
  2. (intransitive, of a human voice) to snap (to speak in a sharp, unpleasant, insulting voice)

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References

  1. ^ csattan 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

  • csattan 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
  • csattan 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).