Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the jav- stem of (good) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɒvul]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧vul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb edit

javul

  1. (intransitive) to improve (to become better)
    Antonym: romlik

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • javul in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN