rüh

Etymology

Of unknown origin.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈry] (if it has no suffix or if its suffix starts with a consonant, e.g. rühnek)
• IPA^(key): [ˈryɦ] (in inflected forms when followed by a vowel, e.g. rühöt)
• IPA^(key): [ˈryx] (another pronunciation variant, regardless of any subsequent sounds)^[2]
• Rhymes: -ry

Noun

rüh (usually uncountable, plural rühök or rühek)

1. (pathology) scabies (a contagious skin infestation in humans by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei)
2. mange (a skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites)

References

Further reading

• rüh in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN