figyel

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Hungarian

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Etymology

Back-formation from figyelem. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

Verb

figyel

  1. (transitive) to watch, to observe, to pay attention, whether by seeing or hearing or both (to something: -ra/-re)

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Further reading

  • figyel 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