Etymology

Of debated origin. Either from a Proto-Finno-UgricCategory:Hungarian terms inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric#OROMCategory:Hungarian terms derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric#OROM stem + -öm (noun-forming suffix)Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -öm#OROM, or derived from a stem of TurkicCategory:Hungarian terms derived from Turkic languages#OROM origin, the same as in örül (“to be happy, rejoice”) and örvend (“to have pleasure, enjoy”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈørøm]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#OROM

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• Rhymes: -ømCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/øm#OROMCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/øm/2 syllables#OROM
• Hyphenation: öröm
• Syllabification: ö‧röm

Noun

öröm (plural örömök or örömek)Category:Hungarian lemmas#OROMCategory:Hungarian nouns#OROMCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#OROMCategory:Pages with entries#ÖRÖMCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ÖRÖMCategory:Hungarian nouns with multiple plural forms#OROM

1. joy, pleasure

   Synonym: boldogság

References

Further reading

• öröm 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.