Marha

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Marha

 

Meaning:

cattle (cow)

colloq. for idiot

 

Example sentences:

A marhák okos állatok, a magyar mégis sértésnek használja őket.

The cattle (plural) intelligent animals, the Hungarian still insult-as uses them(acc.).

Cattle are generally intelligent, but Hungarian still uses them as an insult.

 

Nem látod, hogy nekem van elsőbbségem, te marha?! /egy magyar sofőr/

Not see-you-it, that for-me is right-of-way, you cattle(idiot)?! /a Hungarian driver/

Can’t you see that I have the right of way, you idiot?! /a Hungarian driver/

 

Related terms:

barom – ox (used as an insult as well, similarly to marha)

csirke – chicken

disznó – pig, pork (used as an insult as well, particularly for someone nasty or perverted)

idióta – idiot

fej – to milk

hús – meat

kolomp – cowbell

szürkemarha – grey cattle (Hungarian cattle-species)

tömeges állattartás – mass husbandry

tanya – farm

tehén – cow

tőgy – udder

tej – milk

tejel – to give milk

 

Pronunciation of today’s word:

marha – cattle

 

Pronunciation of the example sentences:

A marhák okos állatok, a magyar mégis sértésnek használja őket.

The cattles intelligent animals, the Hungarian still insult-as uses them(acc.).

Cattles are intelligent animals, but Hungarian still uses them as an insult.

 

Nem látod, hogy nekem van elsőbbségem, te marha?! /egy magyar sofőr/

Not see-you-it, that for-me is right-of-way, you cattle(idiot)?! /a Hungarian driver/

Can’t you see that I have the right of way, you idiot?! /a Hungarian driver/

 

Pronunciation of the related terms:

barom – ox (used as an insult as well, similarly to marha)

 

csirke – chicken

 

disznó – pig, pork (used as an insult as well, particularly for someone nasty or perverted)

 

fej – to milk

 

hús – meat

 

idióta – idiot

 

kolomp – cowbell

 

szürkemarha – grey cattle (Hungarian cattle-species)

 

tömeges állattartás – mass husbandry

 

tanya – farm

 

tehén – cow

 

tőgy – udder

 

tej – milk

 

tejel – to give milk

 

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