חמרמורת
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Hebrew
Etymology
The Academy of the Hebrew Language searched for a suitable translation for hungover. In the end it was decided to use the root ח־מ־ר (kh-m-r) for two reasons, the first: wine is also called חֶמֶר (khemér), the second: because in Biblical Hebrew the root is used to mean turning of the bowel: רְאֵה ה' כִּי צַר לִי מֵעַי חֳמַרְמָרוּ נֶהְפַּךְ לִבִּי בְּקִרְבִּי (Lamentations 1:20). The word חמרמורת was chosen based on the words סְחַרְחוֹרֶת and צְמַרְמוֹרֶת which also describe body pains.
Noun
חמרמורת / חֲמַרְמֹרֶת • (khamarmóret) f (plural indefinite חֲמַרְמוֹרֶוֹת / חֲמַרְמֹרֶוֹת, singular construct חֲמַרְמֹרֶת־, plural construct חֲמַרְמוֹרוֹת־)
- hangover (negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol)
Usage notes
- Although this is the recommend word by Academy of the Hebrew Language, הֶנְגְּאוֹבֶר m (“heng'óver”) is still common in Hebrew.
Synonyms
- הֶנְגְּאוֹבֶר m (“heng'óver”)
References
- “חמרמורת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
חמרמורת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
