szál

Hungarian

noun
Definitions
  • thread a long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string, it can be used attributively preceded by a quantity
  • fiber, fibre UK
  • stick
  • straw
  • (figuratively) bond, tie an emotional link, connection or union, that which holds two or more people together
  • (figuratively) string, web any interconnected set of persons, places, actions, or things in a plot or scheme

Etymology

Inherited from *śalkɜ (tree-trunk, pole, rod) borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ- (slat, stick).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰalgʰ-

Gloss

slat, stick

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