tavaly
Hungarian
editEtymology
editNative word. Probably a dissimilated form of the Hungarian word távol (“far away”).[1]
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edittavaly (not comparable)
- last year, yesteryear (year before this one, a year ago)
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- tavaly in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN