talaj

From talpalj, in turn from talp (“sole of the foot”) + alj (“bottom, lower part of something”). Compare the possible derivation of Navajo kéyah.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒlɒj]
• Hyphenation: ta‧laj
• Rhymes: -ɒj

talaj (plural talajok)

1. soil (mixture of sand and organic material)
2. (sports) floor (gymnastics event or the surface used for it)

• táptalaj

• talaj 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

talaj n (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of talaș