halk

halk

Etruscan

Romanization

halk • (halk)

1. Romanization of 𐌇𐌀𐌋𐌊

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Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒlk]
• Rhymes: -ɒlk

Adjective

halk (comparative halkabb, superlative leghalkabb)

1. (of a voice or sound) low, muffled, quiet, soft

   Synonyms: csendes, suttogó, susogó, tompított, fojtott, elhaló, visszafogott

   Antonyms: hangos, harsány

   Halk szipogásokat hallottam. ― I heard quiet sniffles.

   Halk hangon beszélt. ― She spoke in a soft voice.

2. (of movement) hushed, quiet, inaudible

   Synonyms: nesztelen, zajtalan, néma

   Halk léptekkel kiment a szobából. ― With inaudible steps s/he left the room.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	halk	halkak
accusative	halkat	halkakat
dative	halknak	halkaknak
instrumental	halkkal	halkakkal
causal-final	halkért	halkakért
translative	halkká	halkakká
terminative	halkig	halkakig
essive-formal	halkként	halkakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	halkban	halkakban
superessive	halkon	halkakon
adessive	halknál	halkaknál
illative	halkba	halkakba
sublative	halkra	halkakra
allative	halkhoz	halkakhoz
elative	halkból	halkakból
delative	halkról	halkakról
ablative	halktól	halkaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	halké	halkaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	halkéi	halkakéi

Derived terms

• halkan
• halkít
• halkság
• halkul

 

Compound words

• félhalk

 

Expressions

• halk szavú

 

References

1. halk 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.)

Further reading

• halk in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• halke

Etymology

Inherited from Old English healc, healoc, from Proto-West Germanic *halhuk; equivalent to hale (“nook”) +‎ -ok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halk/

Noun

halk (plural halkes, dative halke)

1. A nook; a corner of a building or area.
   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Wordes of the Worthẏ Hoost to the Ffrankeleẏn”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], OCLC 14061358, folio 159, recto:

     […] Seken / in eu[er]y halke / and euery herne / Particuler Sciences / foꝛ to lerne

     [They] look in every nook and corner / for specific topics to learn.

2. (figuratively, rare) An esoteric signification.

References

• “halk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خلق‎ (halk), from Arabic خَلْق‎ (ḵalq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑɫk/

Noun

halk (definite accusative halkı, plural halklar)

1. people

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	halk
Definite accusative	halkı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	halk	halklar
Definite accusative	halkı	halkları
Dative	halka	halklara
Locative	halkta	halklarda
Ablative	halktan	halklardan
Genitive	halkın	halkların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular halkım halklarım 2nd singular halkın halkların 3rd singular halkı halkları 1st plural halkımız halklarımız 2nd plural halkınız halklarınız 3rd plural halkları halkları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular halkımı halklarımı 2nd singular halkını halklarını 3rd singular halkını halklarını 1st plural halkımızı halklarımızı 2nd plural halkınızı halklarınızı 3rd plural halklarını halklarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular halkıma halklarıma 2nd singular halkına halklarına 3rd singular halkına halklarına 1st plural halkımıza halklarımıza 2nd plural halkınıza halklarınıza 3rd plural halklarına halklarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular halkımda halklarımda 2nd singular halkında halklarında 3rd singular halkında halklarında 1st plural halkımızda halklarımızda 2nd plural halkınızda halklarınızda 3rd plural halklarında halklarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular halkımdan halklarımdan 2nd singular halkından halklarından 3rd singular halkından halklarından 1st plural halkımızdan halklarımızdan 2nd plural halkınızdan halklarınızdan 3rd plural halklarından halklarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular halkımın halklarımın 2nd singular halkının halklarının 3rd singular halkının halklarının 1st plural halkımızın halklarımızın 2nd plural halkınızın halklarınızın 3rd plural halklarının halklarının