tanakodik

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the same stem as tanul (to learn) and tanít (to teach) + -akodik (frequentative-reflexive verb-forming suffix). The word may refer to the fact that people consulting each other also teach each other mutually.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒnɒkodik]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧na‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb

tanakodik

  1. (intransitive) to think, ponder, mull (over something -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to think deeply about something)
    Synonyms: latolgat, töpreng, töri a fejét
  2. (intransitive) to consider, deliberate with, consult (to think deeply about something while discussing it with others)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • tanakodás

(With verbal prefixes):

  • megtanakodik
  • összetanakodik

References

  1. tanakodik in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
  2. tanakodik 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

  • tanakodik 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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