csillag

Hungarian

noun
Definitions
  • star (celestial body)
  • star, asterisk (symbol)
  • star (a person or thing held as a positive example; a celebrity)
  • luck
  • (endearing) my dear, darling - addressing a person (or sometimes an animal) in a close relationship; girlfriend, boyfriend, child. Only the first-person possessive form csillagom is used.

Etymology

Inherited from *ćelke- (sparkle).

Origin

*ćelke-

Gloss

sparkle

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