cél

Borrowed from Middle High German zil. Compare German Ziel.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡seːl]

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• Rhymes: -eːl

cél (plural célok)

1. target, goal, aim, purpose, objective
2. finish, finish line (marking the end of a race)

   Antonym: start

• cél 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
• cél in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

• élc, léc

Borrowed from Middle Polish cel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: cél

cél m inan

1. goal, aim, objective, target (that which one attempts to achieve)
2. target (butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile)
3. target, aim (person or object that is the focus of one's actions)
4. goal, aim, objective; destination (place where one would like to go)

• Stefan Ramułt (1893) “cel”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 16
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “cel”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “cél”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Borrowed from Middle Polish cel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: cél

cél m inan

1. goal, aim, objective; target

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “cė́l”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 111