brummog

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia + -og (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrumːoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: brum‧mog

Verb

brummog

  1. (intransitive) to growl (to utter a deep guttural sound, as a bear or certain other animals)
  2. (intransitive, of a doublebass) to growl (to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound)
  3. (intransitive, of a person) to growl (to speak in a low-pitched voice)
    Synonym: dörmög
  4. (transitive, of a person) to growl (to utter something in a low-pitched voice)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • brummogás

(With verbal prefixes):

  • belebrummog
  • felbrummog

See also

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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