csipked

Hungarian

Etymology

csíp (“to pinch”) +‎ -ked (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃipkɛd]
  • Hyphenation: csip‧ked
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Verb

csipked

  1. (transitive) to pinch, peck repeatedly
    A húgom folyton az arcomat csipkedi. ― My younger sister keeps pinching my face.
    A libák sziszegtek és a lábunkat csipkedték. ― The geese hissed and pecked at our legs.
  2. (transitive, of insects) to bite, sting
    Szúnyogok csipkedtek minket egész éjjel. ― Mosquitoes bit all of us all night.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to hurry (followed by the reflexive pronoun maga)
    Csipkedd magad, mert elkésünk! ― Hurry up, we'll be late!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • csipkedés

(With verbal prefixes):

  • kicsipked
  • lecsipked
  • megcsipked

Further reading

  • csipked 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
  • csipked in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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