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Hungarian
Etymology
Of unknown origin.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
süket (comparative süketebb, superlative legsüketebb)
- deaf (unable to hear)
- Coordinate terms: vak, néma
- deaf (unwilling to listen or be persuaded)
2008, Olivér Vécsey, A Horthy-család története, Vagabund Kiadó,, →ISBN, page 163:Hitler azonban süket maradt Horthy Miklós érveire. A Führer ekkor már kiadta a parancsot Magyarország megszállására, döntését senki és semmi nem változtathatta meg.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (colloquial) dumb
- Hogy lehetsz ilyen süket, otthagyni azt a csokit, amit direkt neked hoztak? ― How can you be so dumb, leaving the chocolate there, which was brought specifically to you? (this usage can be considered offensive, that is why siket is recommended instead)
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Further reading
- süket 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