sivít

Hungarian

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to howl, shriek, scream to give a high-pitched, sharp sound, e.g. wind
  • (intransitive) to whistle, shriek, whoosh of a bullet fired or an object passing at high speed: to give an unpleasant sharp, whistling sound while flying
  • (intransitive) to scream of a machine tool such as a saw: to give a sharp sound due to friction
  • (intransitive) to scream, screech, shriek, shrill to cry out with an earsplitting shrill voice
  • (transitive) to shriek, shrill to utter something sharply, to utter in or with a shriek

Etymology

Affix from Hungarian sí (ski, cry, howl, scream).

Origin

Hungarian

Gloss

ski, cry, howl, scream

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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