խումար

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian խումար (xumar), from Arabic خُمَار (ḵumār). The hypercorrect form խումհար (xumhar) arose recently to explain the word as a formation of խում (xum, drinking) and -հար (-har, struck).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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խումար (xumar) (superlative ամենախումար)

  1. hungover

Declension

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Synonyms

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Noun

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խումար (xumar)

  1. hangover

Declension

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խումար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 419ab