burkol

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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burok (shell) +‎ -ol (verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈburkol]
  • Hyphenation: bur‧kol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb

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burkol

  1. (transitive) to wrap, envelop (to enclose someone or something completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper)
    Synonyms: borít, bugyolál, csomagol, fed, göngyöl, takar
  2. (transitive) to pave, surface (a road), tile, cover (to cover something with solid covering)
    Synonyms: csempéz, kövez
  3. (transitive, figuratively, literary) to wrap (to conceal real feelings, thoughts by enveloping them in a false representation)
    Synonyms: álcáz, kendőz, leplez
  4. (transitive, slang) to eat
    Synonyms: fal, zabál, kajál

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Compound words

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References

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  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

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  • burkol 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
  • burkol in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).