vakond


vakond [ˈvɑkond] – mole
(Literally: the little blind (one))

The word vakond (and its archaic form vakondok) comes from the Hungarian word vak – blind. Because the animal was thought to be completely blind. Vakondok could be translated into modern Hungarian as vakocska – the little blind (one).

vak [ˈvɑk] – blind

vakondok [ˈvɑkondok] – moles (plural)
vakondok [ˈvɑkondok] – mole (archaic)
vakondokok [ˈvɑkondokok] – moles (archaic, plural)

vakondtúrás [ˈvɑkondtuːraːʃ] – mole-hill
(Literally: mole-digging)

túrás [ˈtuːraːʃ] – digging
túrni [ˈtuːrni]
1) to dig (to move earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole)
2) to root about (to turn up or dig with the snout)
3) to rummage

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