Feljegyzések

Feljegyzések is a Hungarian noun meaning notes, records, or entries created to preserve information, observations, or facts. The form feljegyzések is the plural; the singular is feljegyzés. The term covers a broad range of written records, from informal personal notes to formal reports, and can function as a primary source in research and archives.

Origin and nuance: The word derives from fel- plus jegy, with the suffix -zés indicating the action or result of writing something down. Feljegyzés is distinct from napló, which denotes a diary kept on a day-by-day basis, and from jegyzet, a shorter note or annotation. The scope of feljegyzések can be practical, administrative, or scholarly.

Contexts and uses: In archival and scholarly work, feljegyzések include field notes, witness statements, and minutes of meetings, among other records. They may be informal records kept by individuals or formal documents produced by organizations. In publishing, feljegyzések can appear as a collection of notes or as a book title.

Interpretation and reliability: The value of feljegyzések as sources depends on dating, authorship, context, and preservation. Researchers assess provenance and completeness to determine how much weight the notes carry for understanding events or observations.

Related terms include jegyzet (note), napló (diary), and dokumentum (document); the concept is closely associated with archives, history, and fieldwork.