ül

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈyl]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -yl

Verb

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ül

  1. (intransitive) to sit, to be in a sitting position
  2. (transitive, informal) to serve time
    Tíz évet ült gyilkosságért.He served 10 years for murder.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, of a feeling or quality) to appear, to be there
    Szomorúság ült a szemében.There was sadness in her eyes.
    Csend ült a szobára.There was silence in the room.
  4. (transitive, with an explicit object, literary) to celebrate, feast
  5. (informal) hit home, strike a chord (to get the desired effect, as of a joke)

Usage notes

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This verb implies ongoing state. To describe a change in state, use the derived verbs leül (to sit down), as in a change from standing to sitting, or felül (to sit up), as in a change from lying down or slouching to sitting.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Expressions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ül 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

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  • (to sit): ül 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
  • (to celebrate): ül 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

Prasuni

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Etymology

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From earlier *üllë < *ülërë, from Proto-Nuristani *udara, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *udáras, from Proto-Indo-European *úderos.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈyl/ (tone class B)

Noun

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ül (Pashki, Pronz)[1]

  1. belly

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “′ül”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]