csipked

Hungarian

Etymology

csíp (to pinch) + -ked (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃipkɛd]
  • Hyphenation: csip‧ked
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Verb

csipked

  1. (transitive) to pinch, peck repeatedly
    A húgom folyton az arcomat csipkedi.My younger sister keeps pinching my face.
    A libák sziszegtek és a lábunkat csipkedték.The geese hissed and pecked at our legs.
  2. (transitive, of insects) to bite, sting
    Szúnyogok csipkedtek minket egész éjjel.Mosquitoes bit all of us all night.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to hurry (followed by the reflexive pronoun maga)
    Csipkedd magad, mert elkésünk!Hurry up, we'll be late!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • csipkedés

(With verbal prefixes):

  • kicsipked
  • lecsipked
  • megcsipked

Further reading

  • csipked 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
  • csipked 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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