hány

See also: hany and Hany

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhaːɲ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hány

Etymology 1

Internal development, probably from Proto-Uralic.[1]

Pronoun

hány?

  1. (interrogative) how many?
    Hány könyvet vettél?How many books did you buy?
  2. (interrogative) how?
    Hány éves vagy?How old are you?
  3. (interrogative) what?
    Hány óra van?What time is it?
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *kanɜ- (to strew, pour, throw, dig).[2]

Alternative forms

Verb

hány

  1. (transitive) to vomit
  2. (transitive) to throw, to toss
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (vomit): okád, okádik
Derived terms

(Expressions):

  • falra hányt borsó

References

  1. Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
  2. Entry #239 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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