felkopik az álla

Hungarian

Etymology

fel- (verbal prefix) +‎ kopik (“to wear out”) +‎ az (“the”) +‎ áll (“chin”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛlkopik ɒz ˈaːlːɒ]

Verb

felkopik az álla

1. (colloquial) to go hungry, to go unfed (to go without food and left starving)

   Synonyms: éhkoppon marad, éhen marad

Usage notes

The verb felkopik is used only in this set phrase.

Conjugation

• For the verb, see kopik.
• The noun áll (“chin”) takes the appropriate possessive suffix according to the subject of the sentence: állam, állad, álla, állunk, állatok, álluk.