bőg

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeia + -g (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bőg

  1. (intransitive, of animals) to moo
  2. (intransitive, of humans, especially children) to cry
  3. (transitive) to boom (to exclaim with force, to shout)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ bőg 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

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  • bőg 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
  • bőg in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)