észt

észt is the Hungarian adjective and common-language reference meaning "Estonian," used to describe people, language, culture or other attributes related to the country of Estonia. The Hungarian name for the country is Észtország; from that base, észt functions in attributive and predicative contexts (for example, észt nyelv for "Estonian language" or észt zene for "Estonian music"). As a noun it can be used in phrases to refer to an Estonian person or the Estonians collectively, often in compounds or with clarifying nouns.

Pronunciation follows Hungarian phonology, roughly [eːst], with a long é. Orthographically, észt is lowercase when used as an adjective or language name, while the country name Észtország is capitalized.

Etymologically the term derives from the name of the Estonian people and the country and has counterparts in other European languages (for example Estonian, estnisch). In contemporary Hungarian usage, észt appears in media, academic contexts and everyday speech when referring to Estonia, its inhabitants, and cultural or linguistic matters.