igen-igen

See also: igen igen

Hungarian

Etymology

igen (“quite”) + igen (“quite”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈiɡɛniɡɛn]
  • Hyphenation: igen-‧igen

Adverb

igen-igen (not comparable)

  1. exceedingly, extremely (to a great or unusual degree, extent)
    Igen-igen szép lány volt. ― She was an extremely beautiful girl.

Further reading

  • igen-igen 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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