csínján

Hungarian

Etymology

[1585] Lexicalization of archaic csín (“method”) +‎ -ja (3rd p. sing. possessive suffix) +‎ -n (adverb-of-manner suffix). Compare módjával.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiːɲːaːn]
  • Hyphenation: csín‧ján

Adverb

csínján (comparative csínjábban, superlative legcsínjábban)

  1. with measure, with moderation, with temperance
    Csínján kell bánni a tanácsadással. ― Be careful with giving advice.

Usage notes

Today it mostly occurs in its base form, together with the verb bánik (“to handle, to treat”).

References

  1. ^ csínján 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

  • csínján in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
  • csínján 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.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.