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válik

válik

See also: valik

Hungarian

Verb

válik

  1. (intransitive) to become, turn into
    a vér nem válik vízzé‎ ― blood is thicker than water, literally: the blood does not become water
  2. (intransitive) to divorce (to legally dissolve a marriage between two people) (followed by -tól/-től)
    Elvált a férjétől.‎ ― She divorced her husband.

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References

  1. ↑ Álgu etymological database, entry #81933 (language: Hungarian, word: válik)

Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Finno-Ugric *walka- or *wïlka- ‎(“to descend, go down”). Cognate with Finnish valkama ‎(“boat-shore, spot on the banks where a path across ice or water starts, haven”), Northern Sami vuolgit ‎(“to go, leave, depart, be, become, go out from”), Meadow Mari волем ‎(volem, “to go down, fall”), and Northern Mansi vaᵞi̮li ‎(“to descend, be killed by a bear”).[1] Possibly contaminated with the meaning "become", based off the root val-/vol- found in való ‎(“suitable, real, existing”) and in some conjugations of the verb van ‎(“to be, exist”) (volt, volna). The latter root comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wole- ‎(“to be, become”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaːlik]
  • Hyphenation: vá‧lik

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