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From an unattested stem of unknown origin + -r (obsolete frequentative suffix). For the suffix, compare the verb csavar (“to twist, turn”).[1]

IPA(key): [ˈkɒvɒr]
Hyphenation: ka‧var
Rhymes: -ɒr

kavar

(transitive) alternative form of kever (“to stir, to mix”)
(transitive) to create, cause, stir up (scandal, outrage, storm etc.)
(transitive, slang) to meddle in or manipulate personal relationships
(transitive, slang) to be dating or in a romantic/sexual relationship with someone
Synonyms: jár, randevúzik, randizik

(With verbal prefixes):

^ kavar in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

kavar 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.