szab

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Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

szab

  1. (transitive) to tailor, cut (clothes)
  2. (transitive) to set (e.g. a limit, a deadline), lay down (e.g. conditions), impose, determine (e.g. a direction), cap (an upper limit)
    Synonyms: előír, megszab, kiszab, kiró, kivet, leszögez, lefektet, megállapít

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ szab 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.)