Meaning of -nyi | Babel Free
[ɲi]Definitions
-ful, as much as. Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "as much that can fit into", "as big as …".
morpheme
Equivalents
English
-ish
Examples
“villa (“fork”) + -nyi → villányi (“forkful; as much that fills a fork”)”
“tenyér (“palm of the hand”) + -nyi → tenyérnyi (“as big as a palm”)”
“Magyarország (“Hungary”) → egy magyarországnyi terület (“an area as big as that of Hungary”, i.e. approx. an Indiana-sized area)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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