szomjazik

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the obsolete szomjú (thirsty, thirst) +‎ -azik (verb-forming suffix). First attested after 1416.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: szom‧ja‧zik
  • Rhymes: -ɒzik

Verb

szomjazik

  1. (intransitive) to thirst, be thirsty
    Synonym: (adjective) szomjas
    Coordinate terms: éhezik, éhes
  2. (intransitive) to thirst for, long for, crave for
    Synonyms: vágyik, vágyódik, sóvárog, áhítozik
    Dicsőségre szomjazik.He thirsts for glory.
  3. (transitive, rare, poetic) to thirst for someone or something (with -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    • 1842, Mihály Vörösmarty, A szomju (Laurához) (The Thirst (To Laura), a poem), page 175:
      Szomjas vagyok; de nem bort szomjazom,…
      I'm thirsty; but I'm not thirsting for wine,…

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References

  1. ^ szomjazik 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.)

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