tanakodik

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the same stem as tanul (to learn) and tanít (to teach) +‎ -akodik (frequentative-reflexive verb-forming suffix). The word may refer to the fact that people consulting each other also teach each other mutually.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒnɒkodik]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧na‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb

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tanakodik

  1. (intransitive) to think, ponder, mull (over something -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to think deeply about something)
    Synonyms: latolgat, töpreng, töri a fejét
  2. (intransitive) to consider, deliberate with, consult (to think deeply about something while discussing it with others)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ tanakodik in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
  2. ^ tanakodik 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.)

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