pirul

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ul (reflexive suffix). First attested in 1470.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpirul]
  • Hyphenation: pi‧rul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

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pirul

  1. (intransitive) to blush (to become red in the face due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment)
  2. (intransitive, cooking) to brown, toast (to become brown during cooking or toasting)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ pirul 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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  • pirul 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