rajong

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the noun raj +‎ -ong (frequentative verb-forming suffix). A calque of German schwärmen (to swarm, to gush, to enthuse), from Schwarm (swarm). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɒjoŋɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ra‧jong

Verb

rajong

  1. (intransitive) to be enthusiastic about/over something or someone, have a passion (for: -ért), to admire, adore (to love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection)
    Rajong a családjáért.He adores his family.

Conjugation

or

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ rajong 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.)

Further reading

  • rajong in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN