csuklik

Hungarian

Etymology

From an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin, perhaps an onomatopoeia + -lik (verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃuklik]
Hyphenation: csuk‧lik
Rhymes: -uklik

Verb

csuklik

(intransitive) to hiccup (to have the hiccups)
(intransitive, usually with a verbal prefix or a directional adverb, of the head, a limb, or the entire body) to fall, drop, sink, collapse
Synonyms: esik, hullik, omlik, rogy

Usage notes

This verb belongs among those whose subjunctive forms (as well as adverbial participle and potential) would generate a cluster of three consonants, which is hard to pronounce. To avoid it, linguistic literature usually advises inserting a vowel between the first two consonants (or in some cases, avoiding these forms altogether). However, many native speakers find it just as awkward as the triple-consonant option and shrink from using it, even refusing these forms on hearing (although people have no objection to using the same linking vowel with other verbs like oszlik or bomlik). If someone wants to avoid these forms, a synonymous verb can be used instead or the sentence can be rephrased. (Verbs that are currently categorized as not having the above forms at all are listed at Hungarian defective verbs. However, in this case there is not always a clear dividing line between uncommon and impossible.) Further reading (in Hungarian):

Conjugation

conjugation of csuklik

			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indicative mood	Present	Indef.	csuklok	csuklasz	csuklik	csuklunk	csuklotok	csuklanak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	csuklottam	csuklottál	csuklott	csuklottunk	csuklottatok	csuklottak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	csuklanék	csuklanál	csuklana	csuklanánk	csuklanátok	csuklanának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	csukoljak	csukolj or csukoljál	csukoljon	csukoljunk	csukoljatok	csukoljanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Infinitive	csuklani		csuklanom	csuklanod	csuklania	csuklanunk	csuklanotok	csuklaniuk
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
Other nonfinite verb forms			csuklás	csukló	csuklott	―	csukolva	csukolhat

Derived terms

csukladozik
csuklás

(With verbal prefixes):

elcsuklik
előrecsuklik
hátracsuklik
lecsuklik
megcsuklik
összecsuklik
visszacsuklik

References

csuklik in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)