pedz

See also: pędź

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1792. From an onomatopoeic stem.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛd͡zː]
  • Hyphenation: pedz
  • Rhymes: -ɛd͡zː
  • Homophone: peddz

Verb

pedz

  1. (transitive, rare) to peddle
  2. (transitive, of fish) to nibble on the bait
  3. (transitive, informal, figuratively) to begin to understand

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • pedzeget
  • pedzett
  • pedzés
  • pedző

References

  1. pedz 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

  • pedz 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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