fúr

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See also: fur, Fur, fûr, für, and fur.

Hungarian

Etymology

Of debated origin:

  1. From Proto-Uralic *pura- (to bore; drill).
  2. Native word from fúl (to stab).

Pronunciation

Verb

fúr

  1. (transitive) to drill
  2. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) to intrigue, scheme (to engage in secret schemes to harm someone)

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ fúr 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.)
  2. ^ Entry #817 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Further reading

  • fúr 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