alszik, mint a bunda

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally, “he/she/it is sleeping like the fur coat”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlsikmint ɒ ˈbundɒ]

Verb

alszik, mint a bunda

1. (simile) sleep like a log, sleep like a top, sleep like a baby (to sleep very soundly)

   Synonyms: alszik, mint a mormota; alszik, mint a tej

Conjugation

• For the verb, see alszik.
• The rest of the simile remains unchanged.

Further reading

• Arthur John Patterson: The Magyars, Published by Smith, Elder & co., 1869, gives a brief description of this saying [1]