Etymology

From nyug- +‎ díjCategory:Hungarian nouns prefixed with nyug-#DIJ. The nyug prefix was created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuriesCategory:Hungarian words originating from the language reform#NUGDIJCategory:Hungarian coinages#NUGDIJ from the verb nyugszik and was used from then on in compound words as a prefix meaning providing rest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲuɡdiːj]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#NUGDIJ
• Hyphenation: nyug‧díj
• Rhymes: -iːjCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/iːj#NUGDIJCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/iːj/2 syllables#NUGDIJ

Noun

nyugdíj (plural nyugdíjak)Category:Hungarian lemmas#NUGDIJCategory:Hungarian nouns#NUGDIJCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#NUGDIJCategory:Pages with entries#NYUGDÍJCategory:Pages with 1 entry#NYUGDÍJ

1. (financeCategory:hu:Finance#NUGDIJ, lawCategory:hu:Law#NUGDIJ) pension (regular payment due to a person in consideration of past services)

Further reading

• nyugdíj in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.