gyöngy

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Hungarian *dzsindzsü, borrowed from Bulgar *ǯinǯü, whence also Old East Slavic жьньчюгъ (žĭnĭčjugŭ), further from Proto-Common Turkic *yinǯü, ultimately from Middle Chinese 珍珠 (trin tsyu), 真珠 (tsyin tsyu, “true pearls”), whence Mandarin 珍珠 (zhēnzhū). Compare Old Turkic 𐰖𐰅𐰨𐰇 (yénčü), Turkish inci. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɟøɲɟ] Rhymes: -øɲɟ === Noun === gyöngy (plural gyöngyök) pearl (a hard round object produced by certain mollusks, often used as jewelry) bead (any similar, but usually much less valuable object used as part of jewelry, often has a hole; can be made of any material, such as glass, stone, wood, plastic) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === gyöngy 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.