zuhan

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Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root associated with the sound of falling water + -an (instantaneous suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

zuhan

  1. (intransitive) to fall (from a great height)

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ zuhan 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.)

Further reading

  • zuhan 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