köhög

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Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ög (frequentative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

köhög

  1. (intransitive) to cough (to push air from the lungs)
    A portól mindig köhögnöm kell.The dust is always making me cough.
  2. (intransitive) to cough (to make a noise like a cough)
    A motor köhögött, azután leállt.The engine coughed, then stopped.

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ köhög 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

  • köhög 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