gyufa

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From gyú (“shortened from gyújt (“to light, to spark”), used as an adjective”) +‎ fa (“wood”). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries, as a calque of Austrian German Zündholz. First attested in 1840. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɟufɒ] Rhymes: -fɒ Hyphenation: gyu‧fa Syllabification: gyu‧fa === Noun === gyufa (plural gyufák) match (small wooden stick specially treated with chemicals to produce flame upon contact with another chemical, from the frictional heat produced by striking it against a surface, or both; other similar items made from chemically-treated paper, cardboard, etc.) Synonym: (dated) gyújtó ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === gyufa 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. gyufa in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI