orgona

• IPA^(key): [ˈorɡonɒ]
• Hyphenation: or‧go‧na
• Rhymes: -nɒ

From the Medieval Latin organa, plural of organum (“instrument”), from the Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “instrument”).

orgona (plural orgonák)

1. organ (musical instrument)

• orgona 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.

Of uncertain origin. The name of the plant is the same as the musical instrument orgona (“organ”), perhaps because from the hollow stem of the plant one can make pipes and flutes. Its Latin name Syringa originated from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx) which also meant “shepherd's pipe”. The shrub's dialectal name is orgovány which also had an influence on the naming. ^[1]

orgona (plural orgonák)

1. lilac (shrub or flower)

• orgona 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.