barnás

Barnás is a Hungarian term that can function both as an adjective describing color and as a family name.

As an adjective, barnás denotes a brownish or tawny shade. It is formed from the base color word barna meaning brown, with the suffix -s that creates an adjective describing a tendency or characteristic. In everyday language, barnás is used to describe things with a brownish hue, such as hair, skin tone, eyes, wood, leather, or textiles. The adverbial form barnásan can be used to describe doing something in a brownish manner.

As a surname, Barnás is of Hungarian origin. It likely began as a nickname for someone with brown hair or a brownish complexion and later became a hereditary family name. The surname is most commonly found in Hungary and among Hungarian-speaking communities abroad. Like many color-based Hungarian surnames, Barnás reflects a characteristic once attributed to an individual.

In usage, Barnás appears mainly within Hungarian contexts and follows typical Hungarian grammar for adjectives and nouns. When used as a surname, it is treated as a fixed family name in official records and written without diacritics in many international contexts.

See also: barna, a related Hungarian color term.