fáj

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See also: faj and faj.

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *poδ̕ɜ (shaving, splinter; to split).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːj

Verb

fáj

  1. (intransitive, in the third person) to hurt, ache, be sore
    Fáj a fejem.My head is aching.
  2. (slang) to cost something, to set someone back (-ba/-be)
    Synonym: kerül
    Vettem egy új mobilt. ― És mennyibe fájt?I bought a new cell phone. ― And what’s the damage?

Conjugation

With the uncommon 1st- and 2nd-person forms included:

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Entry #784 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ fáj 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

  • fáj 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
  • fáj 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).