ájul

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic root as áhít (to long, yearn) + -j- (hiatus-filler consonant) + -ul (reflexive verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːjul]
  • Hyphenation: ájul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

ájul

  1. (intransitive) to faint, collapse, pass out (to lose consciousness; often with lative suffixes)
    a karjaiba ájulto faint into someone's arms
    A padlóra ájult.She had fainted onto the floor.

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ájul 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

  • ájul in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • ájul in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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