kacag

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Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ag (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

kacag (literary)

  1. (intransitive) to laugh (heartily) (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Synonyms: nevet, nevetgél, hahotázik, kacarászik
    Jót kacagott a tréfán.He laughed heartily at the joke.
  2. (transitive, exaggerated) to laugh a lot (in certain set phrases only, followed by -ra/-re)
    Betegre kacagtuk magunkat.We laughed ourselves silly.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to laugh at someone or something (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to evince contempt or pity for someone)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ kacag 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

  • kacag 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