bujt

See also: bújt

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbujt]
  • Hyphenation: bujt
  • Rhymes: -ujt

Etymology 1

From an unattested stem of unknown origin, probably with a causative -t suffix. Its unknown stem may be related to the stem of the word family of bolyong (to wander, roam). For the semantic change from “to move, go, walk” to “to make someone do something”, compare buzdít (to encourage, urge) from buzog (to spout, bubble, effervesce; to be overzealous) and indít (to start; to prompt).[1]

Verb

bujt

  1. (transitive, chiefly construed with fel-) to incite, instigate, prompt, suborn, abet
    Synonyms: szít, uszít, izgat, provokál, (fel)tüzel, (fel)lázít, (fel)biztat, (fel/bele)loval, ingerel
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • bujtogat

(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

From búj(ik) (to hide, intrans.) + -t (causative suffix).[1]

Verb

bujt

  1. (transitive, horticulture, chiefly viticulture) to layer, (of vine) provine (to propagate by layers, having the new plant remain at least partially attached to the mother plant while forming new roots)
Conjugation

References

  1. bujt in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

Further reading

  • bujt 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)
  • bujt 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
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