Speakur

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magyar

/ˈmæɡjɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
mag-yar
IPA
/ˈmæɡjɑɹ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Uralic language of the Hungarians.

name

A surname from Hungarian.

noun

A Hungarian individual, especially in the sense of an ethnic Hungarian.

adj

Hungarian

Etymology

From Hungarian magyar, from Proto-Ugric *mańćɜ (“man, person”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: magyar, *mańćɜ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmæɡjɑɹ/
  • British English: /ˈmæɡjɑː(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

Magyars (plural)

Derived Forms

Magyardom Magyarize Magyarness

Synonyms

hungarian

Questions

How do you pronounce magyar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæɡjɑɹ/.
What does magyar mean?
The Uralic language of the Hungarians.
Where does magyar come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

How to pronounce magyar

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈmæɡjɑɹ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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