valaha

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Hungarian

Etymology

vala- +‎ ha

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɒlɒhɒ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: va‧la‧ha

Adverb

valaha (not comparable)

  1. once, formerly, long ago, a long time ago, (approx.) used to
    Synonyms: egykor, egyszer, régen, rég, régebben, korábban, azelőtt, annak idején
  2. ever, anytime, at any time (until the present moment or in the future)
    Synonym: valamikor

Further reading

  • valaha in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN