belül

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of bel, a variant of bél (“internal part”) +‎ -l (locative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛlyl]
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  • Hyphenation: be‧lül

Adverb

belül (comparative beljebb, superlative legbelül)

  1. inside
    Körülnézek belül. ― I'll take a look inside.

Derived terms

Postposition

belül

  1. within, inside (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    észszerű határokon belül ― within reason
  2. (of time) in (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    öt percen belül ― in five minutes

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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