mellékjel

Hungarian

noun
Definitions
  • (typography) diacritical mark symbol used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning

Etymology

Compound from Hungarian mellék (ancillary, supplementary, subordinate, side, supporting, collateral) + Hungarian jel (sign, mark, symbol, marker, signal, characteristic, distinguishing mark).

Origin

Hungarian

jel

Gloss

sign, mark, symbol, marker, signal, characteristic, distinguishing mark

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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