macska

macska [ˈmɑtʃkɑ] – cat

zene

The word zene was created from the Hungarian word zenebona, during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Zenebona is said to be coming from the twin word zeng-bong, which is an onomatopoeic word meaning (it) clings-clongs.

zene [ˈzɛnɛ] – music
zenebona [ˈzɛnɛbonɑ] – music (archaic) 
zeng-bong [ˈzɛng bong] – (it) clings-clongs
muzsika [ˈmuʒikɑ] – music; folk music; musical instrument (all archaic)

An other Hungarian word coming from the twin word zeng-bong, well, rather only the zeng word, is zongora. In the early 19th century the Hungarian teacher, writer and neologist Dávid Szabó Barczafalvi combined the words zengő (clanging; resounding) and tambura and created zongora. Grammatically it easily could have become zengöre, but has not.
By the way, zengő-bongó means something like clinging-clonging, just an imitative (sound-describing) word.

zengő-bongó [ˈzɛnɡøː ˈbonɡoː] – clinging-clonging
zengő [ˈzɛnɡøː] – clanging; resounding
bongó [ˈbonɡoː] – clanging; resounding
tambura [ˈtɑmburɑ] – tambura
zongora [ˈzonɡorɑ] – piano

nyelvújító [ˈɲɛlvuːjiːtoː] – neologist
(Literally::: language-reformer) 

Kis kacsa fürdik

“Kis kacsa fürdik, fekete tóban…” [ˈkiʃ kɑtʃɑ fyrdik fɛkɛtɛ toːbɑn] – A duckling is bathing in a black lake

Check out the children’s folk song with Hungarian subtitles here.

élesztő

élesztő [ˈeːlɛstøː] – yeast; leaven; raiser
(Literally: reviver; regenerative; restorative; animating)

éleszteni [ˈeːlɛstɛni] – to revive; to resuscitate; to stir up; to poke
éleszt [ˈeːlɛst] – revives; resuscitates
élni [ˈeːlni] – to live

szellem

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.

 

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szeles [ˈsɛlɛʃ]

1) windy

2) perky; vivid; alive

 

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

lélek

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.

csikóhal

víziló [ˈviːziloː] – hippopotamus
[Literally::: water-horse] 

vízicsikó [ˈviːzitʃikoː] – seahorse (rarely used word) 
[Literally::: water-foal] 

csikóhal [ˈtʃikoːhɑl] – seahorse
[Literally::: foal-fish] 

vízi [ˈviːzi] – water-; of the water; aquatic; watery
víz [ˈviːz] – water
ló [ˈloː] – horse
csikó [ˈtʃikoː] – foal; a young horse
hal [ˈhɑl] – fish

hagyma

hagyma [ˈhɑɟmɑ] – onion

állatkert

állatkert [ˈaːlːɑtkɛrt]
(Literally::: animal-garden)

állat [ˈaːlːɑt] – animal
kert [ˈtkɛrt] – garden

kalóz

kalóz [ˈkɑloːz] – pirate

According to some dictionaries the word kalóz comes from the word kalauz, which nowadays means “conductor”, “guide” or “ticket inspector”, but in the past it used to mean “pilot of the ship”.