Standard Lemma guide

Magyar

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡjɑː(ɹ)/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæd͡ʒɑː(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈmæɡjɑɹ/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑɡjɑɹ/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑd͡ʒɑɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 G Y AA2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Hungarian

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Uralic language of the Hungarians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from Hungarian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A Hungarian individual, especially in the sense of an ethnic Hungarian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

relating to or characteristic of Hungary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Hungarian folk music

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hungarian

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hungarian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Ugric, Ugrian

7

noun

Meaning 7

a native or inhabitant of Hungary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hungarian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: European

History

Etymology

From Hungarian magyar, from Proto-Ugric *mańćɜ (“man, person”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَاغْيَار (māḡyār) — surname
  • Arabic: مَاجْيَار (mājyār) — surname
  • Armenian: Մադյար (Madyar) — surname
  • Belarusian: Ма́дзьяр (Mádzʹjar) — surname
  • Belarusian: Мадзья́р (Madzʹjár) — surname
  • Bulgarian: Ма́дяр (Mádjar) — surname
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛焦爾 /毛焦尔 (Máojiāo'ěr) — surname
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬格雅 /马格雅 (Mǎgéyǎ) — surname
  • Georgian: მადიარი (madiari) — surname
  • Greek: Μάγκιαρ (Mágkiar) — surname
  • Hungarian: Magyar — surname
  • Japanese: マジャル (Majaru) — surname
  • Korean: 마자르 (Majareu) — surname
  • Korean: 머저르 (Meojeoreu) — surname
  • Macedonian: Маѓар (Maǵar) — surname
  • Iranian Persian: مادْیار (mâdyâr) — surname
  • Polish: Madziar — surname
  • Russian: Ма́дьяр (Mádʹjar) — surname
  • Russian: Мадья́р (Madʹjár) — surname
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ма̀ђа̄р — surname
  • Serbo-Croatian: Màđār — surname
  • Serbo-Croatian: Magyar — surname
  • Ukrainian: Ма́дяр (Mádjar) — surname
  • Ukrainian: Мадя́р (Madjár) — surname
  • Ukrainian: Ма́дьяр (Mádʹjar) — surname
  • Ukrainian: Мадья́р (Madʹjár) — surname
Real reading context

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