Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbot͡ʃaːt]
  • Hyphenation: bo‧csát
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

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First attested at the end of the 12th century. A loanword from an Oghur Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *boĺo- (to free, liberate) which is a derivation from the adjective *boĺ (empty, free). Cognate with Turkish boşamak (to divorce, to end one's own marriage), Karakhanid بُشُوماقْ (bošūmāq, to divorce, to get loose). The ending -t is a causative suffix.[1]

Alternative forms

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Verb

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bocsát

  1. (transitive) to let go or pass, to admit to some place (to allow to get somewhere)
    Synonyms: enged, ereszt
  2. (transitive) to issue, to discharge, to release, to send out (to cause or help to get somewhere)
  3. (transitive) to emit, to emanate, to let out, to let off, to give off (to let out liquid or gas)
    Synonyms: áraszt, kiad
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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bocs (bear cub) +‎ -a (possessive suffix) +‎ -t (accusative suffix)

Noun

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bocsát

  1. accusative of bocsa
    A medvemama átkíséri a bocsát az úttesten.The mama bear escorts her cub across the road.

References

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  1. ^ bocsát in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • bocsát in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bocsát in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)