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Hungarian: Becs (Vienna) versus Pecs
"According to Ferenc Körmendi, the Hungarian name of the city is of Avar origin: becs means guard place. According to Lajos Kiss, it comes from the Old Hungarian word "bécs" (coal-burning furnace), which was itself an adaptation of an old Turkish word with the same meaning." I am resonating more...- Cees
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- Forum: Linguistics
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Hungarian: Becs (Vienna) versus Pecs
"B" and "P" have a distinct phonation, "P" is much "clicky" sounding.- Cees
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- Forum: Linguistics