dajkál

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1519. dajka (nurse) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

dajkál

  1. (transitive, literal, figurative) to nurse (provide nurturing care to)
    Synonym: gondoz
  2. (transitive) to cradle, to rock, to hold in one's arms
    Synonyms: ringat, babusgat, cirógat, dédelget

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ dajkál 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

  • dajkál 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
  • dajkál in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).