kibogoz

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ki- (out) +‎ bogoz (to untie, loosen), from bog (knot) +‎ -oz (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkiboɡoz]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧bo‧goz
  • Rhymes: -oz
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Verb[edit]

kibogoz (transitive)

  1. (literally) to undo, to untie, to unravel, to untangle (knot, string, thread etc.)
    Synonyms: kibont, kiold, szétbont
  2. (figuratively) to disentangle, to puzzle out, to resolve, to unravel, to untangle (to remove confusion or mystery from)
    Synonyms: megfejt, megold

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Further reading[edit]

  • kibogoz 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