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zakatol

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as zaklat -tol (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzɒkɒtol]
  • Hyphenation: za‧ka‧tol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb

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zakatol

  1. (intransitive, of a machine, train) to clatter, to pound
  2. (intransitive, of heart) to pound
  3. (intransitive, dated, of circle dancing in the street) to make merry, to dance [2]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ zakatol 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.)
  2. ^ Bizonfy, Ferenc (1886) Angol–magyar szótár, Budapest: Franklin Társulat, →ISBN, page 474

Further reading

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  • zakatol 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