kóborol

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle High German koberen (to acquire; to gain strength)[1] + -ol (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkoːborol]
  • Hyphenation: kó‧bo‧rol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb

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kóborol

  1. (intransitive, sometimes derogatory) to roam, wander (to move or travel freely and with no specific destination)
    Synonyms: csatangol, csavarog, kószál, lófrál, barangol, bóklászik

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ kóborol 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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  • kóborol 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