babrál

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Probably of onomatopoeic origin; from the same stem as babirkál (“to fritter, tinker”) + -ál (frequentative verb-forming suffix). The stem may also be related to the stem of bibe, bibi and bíbelődik. Possibly developed under the influence of Slovak babrať (“to fiddle with”), from Proto-Slavic *babrati. First attested in 1784. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɒbraːl] Hyphenation: bab‧rál Rhymes: -aːl === Verb === babrál (transitive) to fiddle, fidget with (something); to touch (something) lightly and repeatedly with one's fingers Synonyms: fogdos, megfogdos, megtapogat, tapogat (intransitive) to fumble, fidget somewhere or with something (-val/-vel) Synonyms: játszadozik, játszogat, matat (intransitive) to fritter, tinker with something (-val/-vel), to occupy oneself idly Synonyms: bíbelődik, foglalatoskodik, pepecsel, piszmog, szöszmötöl, vesződik ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (With verbal prefixes): === References === === Further reading === babrál in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. babrál in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).