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gányol

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From a root connected to gamó (hook; stick/pole with a hooked end) +‎ -ol (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaːɲol]
  • Hyphenation: gá‧nyol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb

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gányol

  1. (colloquial) to mess up, to botch (to make or do something in a negligent, slovenly way)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ gányol 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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  • gányol 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).