bánya

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From Old Hungarian [Term?]; the meaning “mine” attested since 1240, “healing spring” since 1577, “bath” since 1585. Ultimately from a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *baňa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbaːɲɒ] Hyphenation: bá‧nya Rhymes: -ɲɒ === Noun === bánya (plural bányák) mine (place from which ore is extracted) (dialectal) healing spring or bath ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: baie === References === Marek Stachowski, Eugen Helimskis Materialien zur Erforschung der ältesten slawisch-ungarischen Sprachkontakte, Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia 14 (2009): 35–107 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego: Kraków, page 43 === Further reading === bánya in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. bánya in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).