imbolyog

Hungarian

Etymology

From an otherwise unattested stem related to the stem of indít and inog + -lyog (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈimbojoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: im‧bo‧lyog
  • Rhymes: -oɡ

Verb

imbolyog

  1. (intransitive) to sway, stagger, waver, rock (to move slowly, unsteadily, swinging from side to side; or backward and forward)
    Synonyms: támolyog, tántorog, dülöng, dülöngél, botorkál
  2. (intransitive) to sway, bend, waver (to swing from side to side while in one place)
    Synonyms: hajladozik, himbálózik, himbálódzik
    A nád imbolygott a szélben.The reeds swayed in the wind.
  3. (intransitive, of light, shadows) to flutter, waver
    Synonyms: lebeg, ingadozik
    Árnyak imbolyogtak a falon.Shadows were wavering on the wall.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • imbolygás

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

References

  1. imbolyog 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.)
  2. Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • imbolyog 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
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