firkál

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Hungarian

Etymology

Of debated origin: [1]

  1. A native word from the reduplication irkál-firkál (its first element, irkál, from ír (to write) +‎ -kál (frequentative suffix)).
  2. From Latin fricāre with the verb-forming suffix -ál.

Pronunciation

Verb

firkál

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to scribble, scrawl

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ firkál 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

  • firkál 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
  • firkál 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).