csiripel

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Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia from the same stem as csirke (chicken) +‎ -el (frequentative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: csi‧ri‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

csiripel

  1. (intransitive, of small birds) to chirp (to make a short, sharp, cheerful note)
    Synonym: csivitel
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial, of a young child) to chirp, chatter (to speak continuously in a lively fashion but without serious content)
  3. (transitive, of a person) to chirp (to utter something in such a voice)

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References

  1. ^ csiripel 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

  • csiripel 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
  • csiripel 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)