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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root associated with the shrill cry of a rooster + -ol (verb-forming suffix). [1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkukoreːkol]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ko‧ré‧kol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb

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kukorékol

  1. (intransitive) to crow (to make the sound of a rooster)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ kukorékol 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.)

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