csirip

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from csiripel.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃirip]
  • Hyphenation: csi‧rip
  • Rhymes: -ip

Interjection

csirip

  1. chirp (the representation of the short, sharp or high note of a small bird)
    Synonym: csip
    • 1912, Zsigmond Móricz, Boldog világ: Móricz Zsigmond összes állatmeséi‎[1]:
      Csip, csip, csip, / Csip, csirip, / Kóróra száll / A kis madár.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  1. ^ csirip 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

  • csirip 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).
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