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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