ballag

== Hungarian == === Etymology === An onomatopoeia expressing the image of slow walking + -ag. First attested in 1504. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɒlːɒɡ] Hyphenation: bal‧lag Rhymes: -ɒɡ === Verb === ballag (intransitive) to walk slowly (intransitive) to have one’s farewell (graduation) ceremony (at the end of the last year, saying goodbye to the school by visiting the classrooms and the surrounding area in groups, singing traditional songs) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (With verbal prefixes): === References === === Further reading === ballag 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. ballag 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 2026).