tavaly

Hungarian

Etymology

Native word. Probably a dissimilated form of the Hungarian word távol (“far away”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒvɒj]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ta‧valy
  • Rhymes: -ɒj

Adverb

tavaly (not comparable)

  1. last year, yesteryear (year before this one, a year ago)
    Synonyms: a múlt évben, az elmúlt évben
    Antonym: jövőre

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ tavaly 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

  • tavaly 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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