füttyent

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Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia (cf. fütty) + -ent (instantaneous verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

füttyent

  1. (intransitive, of human, animal, machine) to whistle (to someone -nak/-nek) (to give a brief, sharp whistle)
    • 1954, Révay József, A párduc (The panther):
      Felfrissült, füttyentett a kutyának, továbbmentek.
      He felt refreshed, gave a whistle to the dog and they continued on.
    • 1947, Ákos Miklós, Utolsó alkalom (Last chance):
      A mozdony füttyentett és a vonat lassan kigördült az állomásról.
      The locomotive whistled and the train drew slowly out of the station.

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References

  1. ^ füttyent 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.)

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