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engineer asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

Looking For Hungarian Translation!?

I recently located my father whom is from Hungary. His last name is 'Csatari.' He made a comment that this word meant 'Warrior' I've tried some Hungarian to English translations with no results. I would like to know what this means and does anyone know a good translation site that has audio playback. I would like to learn some homeland language.

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Update:

Martha, I went to your link and Google Earth. On Google Earth I found Csatar. He stated that he was from a town called Tatabayna. This is 30 mile NW of Budapest on Hwy M1. Are you from Hungary or do you just know the Hungarian language well.

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  • Martha
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    1 decade ago
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    "Warrior"? Not really, though I can see why your father thinks so.

    "Csatári" actually means "from the place called Csatár", which is a tiny but ancient (first recorded 1141-61) village a few kilometers south of Zalaegerszeg. Here's a map:

    http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&mid=2...

    (The intersection of the black lines on the small map of Hungary in the top left corner gives a rough idea of where the village is located. Click on that map to "zoom out" and see all the nearby towns and cities.)

    The placename comes from a very old occupational term of Slavic origin, meaning armorer or weapon-maker. Through an accident of etymology, the Hungarian word for battle is "csata", and in fact modernly, "csatár" means a particular kind of soldier; however, based on old spellings of the placename ("Chitary") it's unlikely that the two roots have anything to do with each other. ("Csata" might be of onomatopoeic origin, from the sound of weapons clashing.)

    P.S. Lilith: there is no "language that may be similar" to Hungarian. The closest relative is Finnish, but that's like giving a Greek dictionary to someone wanting to look up an English word.

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  • 1 decade ago

    http://www.freetranslation.com/

    Use the free text translator located to you immediate left when you first enter the site. I don't see hungarian per se but figured you could probably use a language that may be similar, if not it's just a good point of reference. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

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