bámul

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeia + -ul (reflexive suffix). First attested in 1585.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaːmul]
  • Hyphenation: bá‧mul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

bámul

  1. (transitive) to gaze (to stare intently or earnestly)
    Mindenki minket bámul.Everybody is looking at us.
  2. (transitive) to admire (to estimate or prize highly)
    Bámulta a kitartását.He marveled at her perseverance.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Compound words

(With verbal prefixes):

  • bebámul
  • elbámul
  • előrebámul
  • hátrabámul
  • kibámul
  • lebámul
  • megbámul
  • rábámul
  • utánabámul
  • bámészkodik

References

  1. bámul 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

  • bámul 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
  • bámul 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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