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morog

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1290. From the onomatopoeic root mor- + -og (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmoroɡ]
  • Hyphenation: mo‧rog
  • Rhymes: -oɡ

Verb

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morog

  1. (intransitive, of an animal) to growl, snarl
  2. (intransitive, of a person) to grumble
  3. (transitive, of a person) to complain about something, murmur or mutter with discontent (to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ morog in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

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  • morog 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