huny

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See also: hunþ

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *kuńa- (to close eyes, blink).[1] Cognates include Mansi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhuɲ]
  • Hyphenation: huny

Verb

huny

  1. (transitive) to close the eyes
  2. (in children's play) to cover one's eyes, hide one's face

Conjugation

Derived terms

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(Expressions):

References

  1. ^ Entry #406 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.]

Middle English

Noun

huny

  1. Alternative form of hony