Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as gurít -ul (reflexive verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡurul]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gu‧rul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

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gurul

  1. (intransitive) to roll (to move by turning on an axis)
    A labda messze gurult a faltól.The ball rolled far from the wall.
  2. (intransitive, aviation) to taxi (of an aircraft: to move slowly on the ground)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Expressions
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References

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  1. ^ gurul 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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  • gurul 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