szia

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Hungarian

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Etymology

Abbreviation of szervusz.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: szia
  • Rhymes: -ɒ, -jɒ

Interjection

szia

  1. (informal) hi
  2. (informal) bye, see ya, so long

Usage notes

Used both for “hello” and “goodbye” when said to a single person. The plural form is sziasztok.

Further reading

  • szia 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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