Marha
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:
Pronunciation of the example sentences:
The cattles intelligent animals, the Hungarian still insult-as uses them(acc.).
Cattles are intelligent animals, but Hungarian still uses them as an insult.
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:
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