Hungarian

Verb

hajt

1. (transitive) to fold, to bend

Conjugation

Derived terms

• hajtás
• hajtogat

(With verbal prefixes):

Related terms

• hajlik
• hajol

Etymology 2

Of debated origin: ^[2]

1. From Proto-Ugric *kujɜ- (*kajɜ-) ‎(“chase, hunt, stalk, shoot”) ^[3] +‎ -t ‎(“causative suffix”).
2. From hajt ‎(“to fold”).

Verb

hajt

1. to herd, to drive (animals)
2. to move, to drive, to propel, to impel (e.g. a machine)
3. to beat (game in hunting)
4. to drive (a cart, carriage or a modern car)
5. to repeat over and over
6. to purge (laxative)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• hajcsár
• hajtány
• hajtás
• hajthatatlan
• hajtó

(With verbal prefixes):

References

1. ↑ Entry #1770 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
2. 1 2 Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6
3. ↑ Entry #1780 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.