óhaj

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1844. Back-formation from óhajtCategory:Hungarian back-formations#OHAJ. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.Category:Hungarian words originating from the language reform#OHAJ[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

óhaj (plural óhajok)Category:Hungarian lemmas#OHAJCategory:Hungarian nouns#OHAJCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#OHAJCategory:Pages with entries#ÓHAJCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ÓHAJ

  1. (higher registerCategory:Hungarian higher register terms#OHAJ or formalCategory:Hungarian formal terms#OHAJ) wish, desire

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References

  1. óhaj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • óhaj 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.
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