Drunken

/ˈdrʌŋkən/ adjective

Definition

Intoxicated by alcohol, or characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.

Etymology

From Old English 'druncen', past participle of 'drincan' (to drink). The '-en' ending is an archaic past participle form that survives in few English words today.

Kelly Says

The word 'drunken' preserves an ancient English grammar pattern - it's one of the few surviving '-en' past participles used as adjectives, like 'golden' or 'wooden', making it a linguistic fossil from Old English that continues to thrive in modern speech.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሽንት
šint
ARالعربية
سَكْرَان
sakrān
BNবাংলা
মদ্যপ
moddop
CACatalà
ebri
e.bri
CSČeština
opilý
o.pilɪ
DADansk
beruset
bɛʁʊˈseːd
DEDeutsch
betrunken
bəˈtʁʊŋkən
ELΕλληνικά
μεθυσμένος
meθysméno̱s
ESEspañol
borracho
boˈrraxo
FAفارسی
مست
most
FISuomi
juoppo
juo̯pːo
FRFrançais
ivre
ivʁ
GUGU
દારૂખોર
dārūkhōr
HAHA
masu sha
ma.su ʃa
HEעברית
שיכור
shikhor
HIहिन्दी
शराबी
śarābī
HUMagyar
részeg
reːʒeɡ
IDBahasa Indonesia
mabuk
mabuk
IGIG
ṅụṅụ
ṅuṅu
ITItaliano
ubriaco
u.bri.aˈko
JA日本語
酔った
yot-ta
KKKK
аракы ішуші
araki iʃuʃi
KMKM
ស្រវឹង
sraveng
KO한국어
취한
chwi-han
MRMR
दारुड्या
dāruḍyā
MSBahasa Melayu
mabuk
mabuk
MYမြန်မာ
အရက်
a.rak
NLNederlands
dronken
drɔŋkən
NONorsk
full
fʉl
PAPA
ਸ਼ਰਾਬੀ
śarābī
PLPolski
pijany
pʲiˈjanɨ
PTPortuguês
ébrio
ˈɛbɾiu
RORomână
beat
be̯at
RUРусский
пьяный
pʲjanˈnɨj
SVSvenska
berusad
bɛrʉˈsɑːd
SWKiswahili
levi
le.vi
TAதமிழ்
குடித்த
kuṭit-ta
TEతెలుగు
సారాయి
sārāyi
THไทย
เมา
mao
TLTL
lasing
laˈsing
TRTürkçe
sarhoş
sarhoʃ
UKУкраїнська
п'яний
pʲjanˈnɪj
URاردو
شراب خور
sharāb khōr
VITiếng Việt
say xỉn
xắm xịn
YOYO
olè
ole
ZH中文
醉酒
zuì jiǔ
ZUZU
akhwapha
a.kʼwa.pʰa

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