javában

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Lexicalization of the jav- stem variant of the adjective jó +‎ -a (possessive suffix) +‎ -ban (“in”, inessive case suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjɒvaːbɒn]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧vá‧ban
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Adverb

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javában (not comparable)

  1. in full swing, in full gear, under way, at its height (thoroughly begun and in progress)
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  • java (the best or most important part of something)

References

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  1. ^ javában 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.)

Further reading

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  • javában 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
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