This is a list of English words of Hungarian origin: Hungarian (magyar nyelv  ) is a Finno-Ugric language, and more specifically a Ugric language, unrelated to the other languages of Central Europe. ... The Hungarian alphabet is an extension of the Roman alphabet. ... The double acute accent ( ˝ ) is a diacritic mark of the latin script used primarily in written Hungarian. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Linguistics & Pronunciation Dz is the seventh letter of the Hungarian alphabet. ... // Linguistics & Pronunciation Dzs is the eighth letter, and only trigraph, of the Hungarian alphabet. ... Linguistics & Pronunciation Gy is the thirtheenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet. ... Linguistics & Pronunciation Ly is the twentieth letter of the Hungarian alphabet. ... Linguistics & Pronunciation Ny is the twenty-third letter of the Hungarian alphabet. ... Linguistics & Pronunciation Sz is the thirty-second letter of the Hungarian alphabet. ... Linguistics & Pronunciation Ty is the thirty-fourth letter of the Hungarian alphabet. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article deals with the phonology and the phonetics of the Hungarian language. ... Vowel harmony (also metaphony) is a type of long-distance assimilatory phonological process involving vowels. ... Hungarian grammar is the study of the rules governing the use of the Hungarian language, a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and in adjacent areas of Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, and Slovenia (all territories lost after World War I). ... This page is about noun phrases in Hungarian grammar. ... This page is about verbs in Hungarian grammar. ... In sociolinguistics, a T-V distinction describes the situation wherein a language has second-person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. ... The Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Nyelvtudományi Intézete, that is, Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1949. ... This article is becoming very long. ... // Orthography Modern Hungarian orthography is slightly different (simpler) than that of 18th or 19th century, but many Hungarian surnames retain their historical spelling. ...   Hungarian Runes (Hungarian: , ( ) or simply ) is a type of runic writing system used by the Magyars (mainly by Székely Magyars) prior to AD 1000. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Biro 

From Bíró. Named after Mr. László Bíró, inventor of the ballpoint pen.

Coach 

From kocsi. Named after the village Kocs in which this type of vehicle - a horse-drawn waggon with springs above the axles - was invented. Kocsi means from Kocs.

Sabre 

From szablya. The word made its way into English through French (sabre, sable) and German (Säbel) variants. In Hungarian, the word szablya is derived from the verb szabni which means to tailor.

This is a list of Hungarian loanwords in English: A ballpoint pen A ballpoint pen is a writing instrument, more specifically a pen, similar to a pencil in size and shape. ... Ladislao László Josef Bíró (Hungarian: Bíró László József) (September 29, 1899—November 24, 1985) is considered the inventor of the modern ballpoint pen. ... A papermate PhD Multi ballpoint pen A ballpoint pen, also eponymously known in British English as a biro (pronounced bye-row in Britain but sometimes bee-row elsewhere, depending on location), is a modern writing instrument. ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Szabla. ... A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Czardas 

From csárdás. A folk dance. (Csárda means tavern.)

Goulash 

From gulyás. A type of stew known in Hungarian as pörkölt. In Hungary, ‘gulyás’ is actually a soup dish; the meaning changed during transfer of the word. Gulyás means herdsman so that soup must have been a traditional dish for herdsmen.

Hussar 

From huszár. A light cavalry soldier.

Komondor 

A big Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually white.

Kuvasz 

A big Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually white.

Paprika 

From paprika. A vegetable and the spice made out of it.

Puli 

A small Hungarian breed of shepherd dog, usually black.

Tokaji / Tokay 

From tokaji. From the name of the famous Hungarian wine, tokaji aszú that is derived from Tokaj, the centre of the local wine-growing district Tokaj-Hegyalja.

Shako or tsako 

From csákó. A stiff military hat with a high crown and plume.

Verbunkos 

a musical style.

Vizsla / vizla

From vizsla. A Hungarian breed of hunting dog.

Czardas or Csárdás (Hungarian csárdás, from csárda, a tavern, beer house) is a traditional Hungarian folk dance. ... Goulash is a spicy dish, originally from Hungary, usually made of beef, onions, red peppers, and paprika powder. ... Polish Hussar Hussar (original Hungarian spelling: huszár, plural huszárok; via the French hussard) refers to a class of light cavalry, Hungarian in origin but subsequently imitated throughout Europe. ... The Komondor is a livestock guardian dog breed originally from Hungary. ... The Kuvasz (pl. ... Binomial name Capsicum annuum L. Paprika, Capsicum annuum, is a sweet-to-mildly hot cultivar of the chile pepper of the family Solanaceae. ... For the fruit, see tamarind. ... Tokaj cellar Tokaji, meaning of Tokaj in Hungarian, is used to label wines from the wine region of Tokaj-Hegyalja in Hungary. ... Tokaj can mean: a town in Hungary: see Tokaj (town) a historical wine-region of the Kingdom of Hungary, which today can be divided in: Tokaj (region in Hungary) Tokaj (region in Slovakia) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Tokaj is a historic wine region located in present-day Northeastern Hungary and Southeastern Slovakia (see Tokaj). ... A Shako of a French Navy uniform of the 19th century. ... Verbunkos (Hungarian s is pronounced as English sh) (other spellings are Verbounko, Verbunko, Verbunkas, Werbunkos, Werbunkosch, Verbunkoche) is an 18th-century Hungarian dance and music genre. ... Country of origin Hungary Classification Breed standards (external links) The Hungarian Vizsla, pronounced Vizh-la (zh as in vision), is a dog breed originating in Hungary. ...

See also

• Lists of English words of international origin
• The category of words with Hungarian derivations at Wiktionary, Wikipedia's sister project