csuk

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Hungarian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Uralic *čukka- (to lock up, hide).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Verb

csuk

  1. (transitive) to shut, close (without using a key and a lock, only with a handle)
    Synonym: (often but not necessarily with a key) zár
    Middle-voice counterpart: csukódik
    Antonym: nyit

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Entry #117 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ csuk 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.)