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Hungarian
Etymology
bár + csak
Pronunciation
Particle
bárcsak
- if only
- Synonym: bár
- Bárcsak sok pénzem lenne! ― If only I had lots of money!
Further reading
- bárcsak 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
- bárcsak in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)