javára

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of the jav- stem variant of the adjective jó +‎ -a (possessive suffix) +‎ -ra (case suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjɒvaːrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧vá‧ra

Noun

javára

  1. sublative singular of java
  2. for someone's benefit, to someone's advantage

Adverb

javára (not comparable)

  1. in someone's favor
  2. to a sport team (getting score for their achievement)
  3. (banking) crediting someone's account (increasing someone's balance, cf. jóváír, jóváírás)

Declension
  • javamra
  • javadra
  • javára
  • javunkra
  • javatokra
  • javukra

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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