korhad

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Verb

korhad

  1. (intransitive) to decay, decompose, moulder, rot (of wood or wooden objects and structures: to decompose very slowly in their chemical composition, gradually become loose, soft, and start to crumble)
  2. (intransitive, figurative, higher register) to decay, disintegrate (of a social system: to increasingly show the signs of a general crisis)

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Further reading

  • korhad 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