felhangzik

Felhangzik is a Hungarian verb meaning to begin to sound or to be audible, commonly used to describe music, voices, or other sounds that become noticeable in a space. The word is formed from hangzik (to sound) with the prefix fel-, which signals onset or emergence.

Grammatically, felhangzik is intransitive and takes a subject that denotes the sound or its source. The present tense form is felhangzik; the past tense is felhangzott. The phrase can appear in questions such as felhangzott-e a zene? Typical collocations include felhangzik a zene, felhangzott a kórus, or felhangzik a szó.

In usage, felhangzik is common in literary prose, theatre, journalism, and concert criticism to indicate that the music or sound starts or is heard by the audience. It emphasizes the moment of onset or emergence of sound, rather than the act of performing, and can describe instrumental or vocal sounds as well as other audible cues.

Relation to other terms: felhangzik is closely related to hangzik (to sound) and to a broader family of verbs describing auditory events. It conveys a sense of sound arising from silence or from a transitional moment, which distinguishes it from more general verbs like hangzik or megszólal, the latter often highlighting speech or speaking voices.

See also: hang, zene, megszólalás.