síp

Back-formation from sípol (“to whistle”), from sí (“to howl, cry”) +‎ -p (either an instantaneous suffix or a variant of the sound -v from the siv- stem of the base verb) +‎ -ol (frequentative verb-forming suffix).^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃiːp]

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• Hyphenation: síp
• Rhymes: -iːp

síp (plural sípok)

1. whistle (musical instrument)
2. organ pipe, pipe (a tuned metal or wooden tube connected mechanically or electrically to an organ console)

• síp 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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• IPA^(key): /ˈsip/ [ˈsip]
• Rhymes: -ip
• Syllabification: síp

síp

1. (informal) yup or yep

   Synonyms: sipi, simón