rohangál

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Hungarian

Etymology

From rohan (to run, rush, hurry) +‎ -gál (frequentative suffix). First attested in 1911.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

rohangál

  1. (intransitive) to run around, to run to and fro (to move repeatedly from one place to another and back again)
    A gyerekek egész nap a játszótéren rohangáltak.The children ran around in the playground all day.
  2. (intransitive) to run around (to be very busy doing many different things)
    Nem akarok egész héten rohangálni, hogy mindent előkészítsek az ünnepekre.
    I don't want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays.

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References

  1. ^ rohangál in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

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