töpreng

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the töpör- stem of töpörödik (to shrivel, wizen) +‎ -eng (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Verb

töpreng

  1. (intransitive) to wonder, ponder, reflect, ruminate, brood (on/over something -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to think deeply and at length)
    Synonyms: elgondolkodik, tűnődik, elmélkedik, tépelődik
    Azon töprengtem, hogy mihez kezdjek az életemmel.
    I was ruminating over what I should do with my life.
    • 1930, Dezső Kosztolányi, Öngyilkos:
      Azon töprengett, fájdalmas-e a halál, s meddig tart az, míg a lélek eltávozik a test kapuján?
      He wondered whether death was painful and how long it took for the soul to leave the gate of the body?

Conjugation

or

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ töpreng 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.)
  2. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
  3. ^ töpreng in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

  • töpreng 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