ketyeg

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

ketyeg

  1. (intransitive) to tick (to make a clicking noise similar to an analog clock; see tik-tak)
    Synonym: tiktakol

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ ketyeg 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

  • ketyeg 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