konok

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkonok]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧nok
  • Rhymes: -ok

Adjective

konok (comparative konokabb, superlative legkonokabb)

  1. obstinate, stubborn, headstrong
    Synonyms: makacs, nyakas

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative konok konokok
accusative konokot konokokat
dative konoknak konokoknak
instrumental konokkal konokokkal
causal-final konokért konokokért
translative konokká konokokká
terminative konokig konokokig
essive-formal konokként konokokként
essive-modal konokul
inessive konokban konokokban
superessive konokon konokokon
adessive konoknál konokoknál
illative konokba konokokba
sublative konokra konokokra
allative konokhoz konokokhoz
elative konokból konokokból
delative konokról konokokról
ablative konoktól konokoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
konoké konokoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
konokéi konokokéi

or

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative konok konokak
accusative konokat konokakat
dative konoknak konokaknak
instrumental konokkal konokakkal
causal-final konokért konokakért
translative konokká konokakká
terminative konokig konokakig
essive-formal konokként konokakként
essive-modal konokul
inessive konokban konokakban
superessive konokon konokakon
adessive konoknál konokaknál
illative konokba konokakba
sublative konokra konokakra
allative konokhoz konokakhoz
elative konokból konokakból
delative konokról konokakról
ablative konoktól konokaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
konoké konokaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
konokéi konokakéi

Derived terms

  • konokság

References

  1. konok 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

  • konok 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

Pemon

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *konopo. Cognate to Ye'kwana konojo, Yao (South America) kenape.

Noun

konok

  1. rain

References

  • Journal of the Walter Roth Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, issue 13 (2001), page 12: "(Both Kapon and Pemon groups use tuna to mean "water", but Pemon employ konok which specifically means "rain" - a word which is lacking in the Akawaio language so that tuna is used to refer to rain and to water in general.)"
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