kínál

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Hungarian

Etymology

From an unattested stem + -ál (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kí‧nál
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Verb

kínál

  1. (transitive) to offer (someone) something, especially food or drink (-val/-vel)
    Synonym: szolgál
    Perfective: megkínál
    Kávéval kínáltuk a vendégeket.We offered the guests coffee.
  2. (transitive) to offer (something) to someone (-nak/-nek)
    Synonyms: ad, ajánl, felajánl, nyújt
    Perfective: felkínál
    Kávét kínáltunk a vendégeknek.We offered coffee to the guests.
  3. (transitive) to offer (something) for sale
    Aranyat kínálnak nekünk eladásra.They offer us gold for sale.
  4. (transitive, of a thing) to offer, present (something) to the sight etc.

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See also

References

  1. ^ kínál 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

  • kínál 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