kendőz

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Hungarian

Etymology

kendő +‎ -z (verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛndøːz]
  • Hyphenation: ken‧dőz

Verb

kendőz

  1. (transitive, literary, slightly derogatory) to cover, hide, paint, conceal (to cover one's face with cosmetics, foundation, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figurative, derogatory) to whitewash, conceal, hide (to cover over errors or bad actions)
    Synonyms: palástol, leplez

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ kendőz 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.)