November 2018 – Daily magyar

szellem

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szél [ˈseːl]

1) wind

2) edge

szellő [ˈsɛlːøː] – light wind; breeze; zephyr

szellem [ˈsɛlːɛm]

1) spirit; mentality

2) ghost

3) mind; wit; intellect

‘szellem’ as spirit/ghost is a thing/being that is as easy as the wind and shares its features – invisible, but you can feel it, etc.

szeles [ˈsɛlɛʃ]

1) windy

2) perky; vivid; alive

szellemes [ˈsɛlːɛmeʃ] – witty; ingenious; funny; comic

lélek

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lélek [ˈleːlɛk] – soul; spirit; ghost

lélegzet [ˈleːlɛgzɛt] – breath

lélegzik [ˈleːlɛgzik] – he/she/it breathes; he/she/it is breathing

lélegezni [ˈleːlɛgezni] – to breathe

lég [ˈleːg]; levegő [ˈlɛvɛgøː] – air; wind; ullage

‘lélek’ as soul/ghost is a thing/being that is as easy as a breath and shares its features – invisible, but you can feel it, etc.

pele

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pele [ˈpɛlɛ] – dormouse

Images:

Pelé by Sylvia Joy, the wife of Brian William Joy – File given to me directly from Ian Paul Joy, son of Brian William Joy, who is one of the subjects and the owner of this photo., CC BY 3.0

dormouse by Michael Hanselmann @ http://www.michaelhanselmann.de/bilder.htm – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

citrompótló

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citrompótló [ˈtsitrompoːtloː] – lemon flavour
[Literally: lemon-spare-horse; lemon-substitution]

citrom [ˈtsitrom] – lemon
pót- [ˈpoːt] – spare; additional; supplementary; substitute
pótló [ˈpoːtloː]; pótoló [ˈpoːtoloː] – remount; substitution; replacement
pótolni [ˈpoːtolni] – to substitute; to replace (something that cannot be used for some reason)
ló [ˈloː] – horse

honvágy

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honvágy [ˈhonvaːɟ] – homesickness
[Literally::: home-longing; homeland-desire]

The feeling that comes from being in some other town or country and missing your home, hometown or homeland.