fojt

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric root as fúl (to drown) +‎ -jt (causative suffix). [1]

Pronunciation

Verb

fojt

  1. (transitive) to choke, stifle, strangle

Conjugation

Derived terms

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(Expressions):

References

  1. ^ fojt 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.)