Anyag
Anyag
Meaning:
material (also educational)
Example sentences:
Milyen anyagból van ez a váza?
What-kind-of material-out-of is this the vase?
What material is this vase made of?
Nem tudok ennyi anyagot megtanulni egy nap alatt.
Not can-I this-much material(acc.) to-learn one day under.
I can’t learn this amount of material within a day.
Related terms:
agyag – clay
bársony – velvet
fa – wood
fém – metal
műanyag – plastic (literally: artificial material)
műszál – synthetics (literally: artificial fiber)
pamut – cotton
selyem – silk
tananyag – educational material
tömeg – mass
Not to be confused with:
agyag – clay
anya – mother (💡 fun fact: Hungarian calls material anyag (so similar to anya=mother) because someone confused the latin words mater (mother) and materia.)
Pronunciation of today’s word:
Pronunciation of the Example Sentences:
What-kind-of material-out-of is this the vase?
What material is this vase made of?
Not can-I this-much material(acc.) to-learn one day under.
I can’t learn this amount of material within a day.
Pronunciation of the Related Terms:
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I was thinking of cloth for making clothes, which is called material in English. Since women have usually been the ones to make clothing, including for their children, I thought the word “anyag” came from the concept of it being something that mothers use? OK, a little far fetched, especially since “anyag” refers to all kinds of materials, not just cloth. But that’s where my mind went when I first saw the choices.