henceg

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Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from an onomatopoeia + -eg (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

henceg

  1. (intransitive, derogatory) to boast, brag, show off, swagger
    Synonyms: dicsekedik, dicsekszik, felvág, nagyzol, hetvenkedik, fitogtat, kérkedik, hivalkodik, hősködik, szájhősködik, ugrál, (dialectal) híreskedik[2]

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ henceg 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. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • henceg 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