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unka

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Hungarian

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Voroshasu unka (Bombina bombina)

Etymology

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Probably borrowed from German Unke ("fire-bellied toad, Bombina sp.").[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): ['ungka]
  • Hyphenation: un.ka
  • Rhymes: -ka

Noun

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unka (plural unkak)

  1. (frogs) any toad in the family Bombinatoridae, i.e., toads of the genera Bombina and Barbourula, but especially fire-bellied toads

Declension

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Possessive forms of unka
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. unkam unkaim
2nd person sing. unkad unkaid
3rd person sing. unkaja unkai
1st person plural unkank unkaink
2nd person plural unkatok unkaitok
3rd person plural unkajuk unkaik

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ unka in Totfalusi, Istvan. Magyar etimologiai nagyszotar ('Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology'). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbazis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Konyvtar -ISBN

Further reading

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  • unka in Geza Barczi, Laszlo Orszagh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv ertelmezo szotara [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ErtSz.), Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1959-1962. Fifth ed., 1992: -ISBN.

Japanese

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Romanization

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unka

  1. Romaji transcription of unka
  2. Romaji transcription of unka