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késik

Pronunciation: [ˈkeːʃik]

“késik” is a Hungarian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to be late (-t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
  2. to be slow (-t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)

Etymology

From the stem kés- borrowed from a Turkic language (distinct from native noun kés (“knife”)) + -ik (passive/reflexive verb-forming suffix). Compare modern Turkish geç (“late”), from Old Turkic kéç.

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