alszik, mint a bunda

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “he/she/it is sleeping like the fur coat”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlsikmint ɒ ˈbundɒ]

Verb[edit]

alszik, mint a bunda

  1. (simile) sleep like a log, sleep like a top, sleep like a baby (to sleep very soundly)
    Synonyms: alszik, mint a mormota; alszik, mint a tej

Conjugation[edit]

  • For the verb, see alszik.
  • The rest of the simile remains unchanged.

Further reading[edit]

  • Arthur John Patterson: The Magyars, Published by Smith, Elder & co., 1869, gives a brief description of this saying [1]
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