csínján

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Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of archaic csín (“method”) +‎ -ja (3rd p. sing. possessive suffix) +‎ -n (adverb-of-manner suffix). Compare módjával.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: csín‧ján

Adverb

csínján (comparative csínjábban, superlative legcsínjábban)

  1. with measure, with moderation, with temperance
    Csínján kell bánni a tanácsadással. ― Be careful with giving advice.

Usage notes

Today it mostly occurs in its base form, together with the verb bánik (“to handle, to treat”).

References

  1. ^ csínján 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

  • csínján in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
  • csínján 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
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