hamvaszt

Hungarian

Etymology

From the hamv- stem of hamu + -aszt. First attested in 1832. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒɱvɒst]
  • Hyphenation: ham‧vaszt
  • Rhymes: -ɒst

Verb

hamvaszt

  1. (transitive) to cremate

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. hamvaszt 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

  • hamvaszt 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
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