csorog

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See also: csörög

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Uralic *ćorɜ- (drip, flow, ooze) + -og (frequentative verb-forming suffix). This, however, is uncertain due to the onomatopoeic nature of the word.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Verb

csorog

  1. (intransitive, of liquid or grain-like material) to trickle, dribble, run, flow, stream (to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously)
    Könnyek csorogtak az arcán.Tears were streaming down on his face.
    Vér csorog a lábán.Blood is pouring down his leg.
  2. (intransitive, literary, of smaller river or stream) to trickle, babble
  3. (intransitive) to leak (of a leaky container or defective mechanism: to allow liquid or grain-like material to pass through an opening that should be sealed)
  4. (intransitive, sports) to drift (with pulled-in oars to allow a boat to be carried by the river's current)

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Descendants

  • Esperanto: ĉuri

References

  1. ^ Entry #70 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ csorog 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

  • csorog 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
  • csorog 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).