Toll
Toll
Meaning:
Pen, biro, feather
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
Egyre kevesebbet írok tollal; legtöbbször gépelek.
I write less and less with a pen, as I mostly type.
[Less-and-less (“egyre” is kind of the “less and…” before the other “less” write-I pen-with; mostly type-I.]
A pávának van a legszebb tolla.
Peacocks have the nicest feathers.
[The peacock-for exists the most-beautiful feather-of(the peacock).]
Related terms:
tollászkodik – to groom
ceruza – pencil
ír – to write
író – writer (but also: Ayran)
papír – paper
firka / firkál – scribble / to scribble
rajzol – to draw
rajz – drawing
madár – bird
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