Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գարեջուր (gareǰur).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Derived terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

գարի (gari) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ ջուր (ǰur)

Noun edit

գարեջուր (gareǰur)

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

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: գարեջուր (gareǰur) (learned)

References edit

  • 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