Hungarian gy

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Hungarian language
Alphabet, including ő ű and
cs dz dzs gy ly ny sz ty zs
Phonetics and phonology
Vowel harmony
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Hungarian pronunciation of EnglishOld Hungarian scriptEnglish words from Hungarian

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[edit] Linguistics & Pronunciation

Gy is the thirteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet. It represents a voiced palatal plosive /ɟ/. In Hungarian, the letter's name is "dyay."

[edit] Usage

It is only used this way 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.

[edit] 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