vajon
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Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Perhaps formerly vallyon (“let it be”), cognate of való (“being”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]vajon (not comparable)
- wondering
- Vajon esik-e holnap az eső? ― I wonder if it will rain tomorrow.
- Vajon ki ez? ― I wonder who this is.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]vajon
- superessive singular of vaj
- A hagymát felvágjuk és a vajon pirítani kezdjük. ― Cut the onion and sauté it in butter. (literally, “on [the] butter”)
Further reading
[edit]- vajon 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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