csínján

Hungarian

Etymology

[1585] Lexicalization of archaic csín (“method”) +‎ -ja (3rd p. sing. possessive suffix) +‎ -n (adverb-of-manner suffix). Compare módjával.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiːɲːaːn]
  • Hyphenation: csín‧ján

Adverb

csínján (comparative csínjábban, superlative legcsínjábban)

  1. with measure, with moderation, with temperance
    Csínján kell bánni a tanácsadással. ― Be careful with giving advice.

Usage notes

Today it mostly occurs in its base form, together with the verb bánik (“to handle, to treat”).

References
  1. csínján 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
  • csínján in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
  • csínján 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
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