méh

 

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeː] (if it has no suffix or if its suffix starts with a consonant, e.g. méhből, especially in the meaning of ’bee’)
• IPA^(key): [ˈmeːɦ] (in inflected forms when followed by a vowel, e.g. méhek)
• IPA^(key): [ˈmeːx] (another pronunciation variant, regardless of any subsequent sounds, especially in the meaning of ’womb’)^[1]
• Rhymes: -meː, -eːx

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *mekše. Cognates include Finnish mehiläinen.

• méhe (dialectal)

méh (plural méhek)

1. bee

   Synonym: méhecske (diminutive, hence childish; but it may also be used for the purpose of disambiguation from the other meaning)

The singular instrumental and translative case may differ depending on the dialect. When the word is pronounced with a silent H, they are méhvel and méhvé, respectively, but for speakers who pronounce the H, the corresponding forms will be méhhel and méhhé.^[2]

From a Slavic language. Compare Polish miech.

méh (plural méhek)

1. womb, uterus

   Synonym: anyaméh

• MÉH

• (bee): méh 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
• (womb): méh 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