lékel

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Hungarian

Etymology

From lék (hole) +‎ -el (verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleːkɛl]
  • Hyphenation: lé‧kel

Verb

lékel

  1. (transitive) to cut a pyramid-shaped hole in the side of a watermelon using a knife in order to give a taste to the customer; usually done by the vendor who sells watermelons
  2. (transitive) to trepan (to make a hole in the skull)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ lékel 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.)