First attested in 1801. Fromél(“to live”) +‎-énk(adjective-forming suffix, expressing a permanent, habitual quality or nature), created during theHungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːleːŋk]
• Hyphenation:élénk
• Rhymes:-eːŋk

élénk (comparativeélénkebb,superlativelegélénkebb)

1. lively (full of life)
2. bright,vivid (color)

• élénk in Géza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.
• élénk in Nóra Ittzés, editor,A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031(work in progress; publisheda–ez as of 2024).

• Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -énk
• Hungarian words originating from the language reform
• Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
• Rhymes:Hungarian/eːŋk
• Rhymes:Hungarian/eːŋk/2 syllables
• Hungarian lemmas
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