csökevény

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From csökik (“to decrease”, a dialectal verb from Proto-Turkic *čök-, compare Ottoman Turkish چوكمك (çökmek)) +‎ -evény. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Compare Hungarian csökött and csökken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃøkɛveːɲ] Hyphenation: csö‧ke‧vény === Noun === csökevény (plural csökevények) (biology) vestige (a vestigial organ) remnant (the small portion remaining of a larger thing or group) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === csökevény 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. csökevény 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).