nagyban

Hungarian

Etymology

From nagy (“big, large”) +‎ -ban (“in”, inessive case suffix). The adverb sense is a lexicalization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɒɟbɒn]
• Hyphenation: nagy‧ban

Adjective

nagyban

1. inessive singular of nagy

Adverb

nagyban (not comparable)

1. significantly, considerably
2. in earnest, in full swing (with considerable commitment, determination, or effect; proceeding fully, quickly, or completely, thoroughly begun and in progress)
3. wholesale, in bulk
4. for high stakes

Derived terms

• nagybani

 

Further reading

• (adverb): See sense 5 among the noun senses (III.) of nagy 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