borostyánkő

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From borostyán (“amber”) +‎ kő (“stone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈboroʃcaːŋkøː] Rhymes: -køː Hyphenation: bo‧ros‧tyán‧kő Syllabification: bo‧ros‧tyán‧kő Homophone: Borostyánkő === Noun === borostyánkő (plural borostyánkövek) amber (hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes) Synonym: borostyán ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === borostyánkő 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. borostyánkő 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 2026). borostyánkő in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI