magán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "magan"

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈɣaŋ/

Noun

magán m (plural magáns)

1. rogue, rascal, scoundrel, naughty boy

References

1. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “magán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒɡaːn]
• Hyphenation: ma‧gán
• Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

maga (“oneself; [formal] you”) +‎ -n (“on”, superessive suffix)

Pronoun

magán

1. superessive singular of maga (in either sense, “oneself” or “[formal] you”)

Derived terms

• magánkívül

 

Etymology 2

Lexicalization of the above.

Adverb

magán (not comparable)

2. (archaic) separately, alone, on one’s own

   Synonyms: egyedül, magában, külön

Derived terms

• magányos (formerly magános) → magány

 

See also the terms at magán-.

Adjective

magán (comparative magánabb, superlative legmagánabb)

1. (archaic) one’s own, private

   Synonyms: saját, privát

2. (archaic) separate, single

   Synonyms: egyedüli, különálló

Derived terms

See at magán-.

Prefix

magán

1. Superseded spelling of magán- (“private[ly]”).

Further reading

• magán 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