գարեջուր

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գարեջուր (gareǰur).

Pronunciation

Noun

գարեջուր • (gareǰur)

  1. beer
    Synonyms: պիվա (piva) [Eastern Armenian, colloquial], պիրա (pira) [Western Armenian, colloquial]
    Ես սիրում եմ գարեջուր, թեև գիտեմ, որ այն ինձ վնաս է։
    Es sirum em gareǰur, tʻeew gitem, or ayn inj vnas ē.
    I love beer even though I know it is bad for me.

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • գարէջուր (garēǰur)

Etymology

գարի (gari) + -ա- (-a-) + ջուր (ǰur)

Noun

գարեջուր • (gareǰur)

  1. beer
    հանել, յօրինել զգարեջուրhanel, yōrinel zgareǰurto brew, to make beer

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: գարեջուր (gareǰur) (learned)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գարեջուր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գարեջուր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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