English

Adjective

Hungarian ‎(comparative more Hungarian, superlative most Hungarian)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary, the ethnic Hungarian people or the Hungarian language.
2. Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.
3. (computing, programming) Of or relating to Hungarian notation.
   • 2009, Michael Ekedahl, Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

     The Hungarian prefix used in this book for a GroupBox control is “grp”.

Synonyms

• Hungarish
• Magyar

Translations

Noun

Hungarian ‎(countable and uncountable, plural Hungarians)

1. A person from present-day Hungary or of ethnic Hungarian descent.
2. A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

Synonyms

• Magyar

Usage notes

• Like many terms that start with a non-silent h but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede Hungarian with an, others with a.

Translations

Proper noun

Hungarian

1. The main language of Hungary.
2. (uncountable, computing, informal) Hungarian notation.
   • 1993, Steve McConnell, Code Complete

     The qualifier is the descriptive part of the name that would probably make up the entire name if you weren't using Hungarian.

Translations

Derived terms

• Hungarian notation

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Hungarian terms
• Appendix:Hungarian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Hungarian