ember embernek farkasa

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Latin homo homini lupus est, from ember (man) +‎ ember (man) +‎ -nek (to) +‎ farkas (wolf) +‎ -a (possessive suffix), literally: "man [is the] wolf of man"

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛmbɛr ˈɛmbɛrnɛk ˈfɒrkɒʃɒ]

Proverb[edit]

ember embernek farkasa

  1. man is a wolf to man