huppan

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Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic stem + -an (instantaneous-frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Verb

huppan

  1. (intransitive) to fall with a thud, to slump, plop (to fall somewhere, with lative suffixes, making a soft, dull sound)
    Synonyms: zuhan, pottyan, zöttyen
    A gyerekek a földre huppantak.The children plopped down on the ground.

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ huppan 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. ^ huppan in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

  • huppan 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