zajló

Zajló is a Hungarian adjective meaning “roaring, rumbling, or noisy,” formed from the noun zaj (noise) with the suffix -ló that conveys ongoing action or a characteristic quality. The term is primarily used in descriptive or literary contexts and is less common in everyday speech, where zajos or morajló are more typical.

Usage and nuance: Zajló emphasizes a sense of continuous, accumulating sound or motion. It is often applied to natural phenomena or urban environments to convey intensity and duration, rather than a simple momentary loudness. For example, zajló tenger describes a sea that is continually roaring, and zajló forgalom refers to traffic that is persistently noisy.

Morphology: Like other Hungarian adjectives, zajló agrees with the noun in number and case. It can be used attributively before a noun (zajló tenger) or predicatively (A tenger zajló volt). Predicative use is common in descriptive prose but may sound more literary.

Relation to related terms: Zajló is related to zaj (noise) and shares semantics with zajos (noisy) and morajló (murmuring), zúgó (roaring), and dübörgő (thundering). While zajos denotes general loudness, zajló highlights ongoing or increasingly intense sound or activity.

See also: zaj, zajos, morajló, zúgó, dübörgő.