kimúlik

Hungarian

Etymology

ki- + múlik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkimuːlik]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧mú‧lik
  • Rhymes: -uːlik

Verb

kimúlik

  1. (intransitive, literary, of animals) to die, to perish
    Synonyms: kiszenved, (only of animals, otherwise rude) megdöglik

Usage notes

It is used more in elevated literary style than in speech.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • kimúlás

Further reading

  • kimúlik 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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