Hungarian gy
Linguistics & Pronunciation
Gy is the thirteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, preceding H and succeeding G. It represents a voiced palatal plosive /ɟ/. In Hungarian, the letter's name is "dyay."
Usage
This is the only way it is used in Hungarian. In Hungarian, even if two characters are put together to make a different sound, they are considered one letter, and acronyms keep the letter intact.
Examples
- These examples are Hungarian words that use the letter gy, with the English translation.
- gyám = guardian
- gyep = lawn
- gyík = lizard
- gyom = weed
- gyufa = match
- agy = brain
- ágy = bed
- ügy = affair
- hegy=mountain
| Digraphs |
Aa aa
Ae
ae Ai ai Au au
Aw
aw Ay ay Bh bh
Ch
ch C̱h c̱h Ck ck
Cö cö
Cs
cs Cu cu Dd dd
Dh
dh Dj dj Dx dx
Dz
dz Dž
dž Ea ea Ee ee
Ei
ei Eu eu Ew ew
Ey
ey Ff ff Fh fh
Gb
gb Gh gh Għ għ
Gi
gi Gj gj Gn gn
Gy
gy Hs hs Hu hu
Ie
ie IJ ij Jö jö Kh kh
Kp
kp Ku ku Lh lh
Lj
lj Ll
ll Ly ly Mb mb
Mh
mh Mp mp Nd nd
Ng
ng Nh nh Nj nj
Nk
nk Ns ns Nt nt
Ny
ny Nz nz Oa oa
Oe
oe Oi oi Oo oo
Ou
ou Ow ow Oy oy
Ph
ph Qu qu Rd rd
Rh
rh Rl rl Rn rn
Rr
rr Rt rt Rz rz
Sh
sh Sv sv Sy sy
Sz
sz Th th Tj tj
Tr
tr Ts ts Tx tx
Ty
ty Tz tz Ue ue
Ui
ui Wh wh Xh xh
Xö xö
Yh
yh Yk yk Zh zh
Zs
zs Zv zv |
|---|---|
| Trigraphs |
Dzs
dzs Ngb ngb Ngh ngh
Ngk
ngk Nkp nkp Nth nth
Nyk
nyk Rnd rnd Sch
sch |
| Tetragraphs |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
