vajon

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: va‧jon
  • Rhymes: -on

Etymology 1

Perhaps formerly vallyon (let it be), cognate of való (being).

Alternative forms

Adverb

vajon (not comparable)

  1. wondering
    Vajon esik-e holnap az eső?I wonder if it will rain tomorrow.
    Vajon ki ez?I wonder who this is.

Etymology 2

vaj +‎ -on

Noun

vajon

  1. superessive singular of vaj
    A hagymát felvágjuk és a vajon pirítani kezdjük.Cut the onion and sauté it in butter. (literally, “on butter”)

Further reading

  • vajon 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