talán

See also: talan and -talan

Hungarian

Etymology

Shortened from találom (“I think, I believe”, literally “I find it [to be in some way]”), the first-person present tense form of the verb talál (“to find”).^[1] Compare hiszen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtɒlaːn]
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Hyphenation: ta‧lán
Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

talán

maybe, perhaps
Synonyms: esetleg, tán

Derived terms

Compound words

netalán

References

^ talán and (with subscription) talán in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.²), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development).