brekeke

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɛkɛkɛ]
  • Hyphenation: bre‧ke‧ke
  • Rhymes: -kɛ

Interjection

brekeke

  1. ribbit (the vocal sound made by a frog or toad)

References
  1. brekeke 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
  • brekeke 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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