halk

Etruscan

Romanization

halk

1. Romanization of 𐌇𐌀𐌋𐌊

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ɒlk

Adjective

halk (comparative halkabb, superlative leghalkabb)

1. (of a voice or sound) low, muffled, quiet, soft

   Synonyms: csendes, suttogó, susogó, tompított, fojtott, elhaló, visszafogott

   Antonyms: hangos, harsány

   Halk szipogásokat hallottam. ― I heard quiet sniffles.

   Halk hangon beszélt. ― She spoke in a soft voice.

2. (of movement) hushed, quiet, inaudible

   Synonyms: nesztelen, zajtalan, néma

   Halk léptekkel kiment a szobából. ― With inaudible steps s/he left the room.

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Derived terms

References

Further reading

• halk 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

Middle English

Alternative forms

• halke

Etymology

Inherited from Old English healc, healoc, from Proto-West Germanic *halhuk; equivalent to hale (“nook”) +‎ -ok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halk/

Noun

halk (plural halkes, dative halke)

1. A nook; a corner of a building or area.
   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Wordes of the Worthẏ Hoost to the Ffrankeleẏn”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 159, recto:

     […] Seken / in eu[er]y halke / and euery herne / Particuler Sciences / foꝛ to lerne

     look in every nook and corner / for specific topics to learn.

2. (figuratively, rare) An esoteric signification.

References

• “halk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خلق (halk), from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑɫk/

• Audio

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Noun

halk (definite accusative halkı, plural halklar)

1. people
2. pleb, plebeian

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