Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Ugric *jᴕ̈ŋɜ-, *jᴕ̈γɜ- (jᴕ̈kɜ-) (come).[1][2] Cognates include Northern Mansi йиӈкве (jiňkve, to come, to become).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjøn]
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  • Rhymes: -øn

Verb

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jön

  1. (intransitive) to come
    Synonyms: megjön, idejön, érkezik, közeledik
  2. (intransitive) to get into a state (e.g. motion, excitement)
    Active-voice counterpart: hoz
  3. (intransitive) to be one’s turn, to be in turn, to be next (to succeed in a sequence)
    Synonym: következik
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to owe (someone: -nak/-nek)
    Synonym: tartozik

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References

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  1. ^ Entry #209 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ jön 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

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  • jön 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

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish ژون (jön), from French jeune. Doublet of civan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒœn/ [ˈʒø̞ᵝn̟]

Adjective

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jön

  1. young

Declension

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Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schönheit (Schönheit > jön).

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Noun

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jön (nominative plural jöns)

  1. beauty, beautifulness, handsomeness, prettiness

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