سرخوش

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • (rare) سارخوش (sarhoş)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرخوش (sarxoš, drunk), a compound of سر (sar, head) + خوش (xoš, happy).

Adjective

سرخوش • (sarhoş)

  1. drunk, inebriated, intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption
    Synonyms: سكران (sekran), كچكین (geçkin), مخمور (mahmur), مست (mest)
  2. happy, delighted, blissful, joyous, cheerful, merry, enjoying good of any kind

Derived terms

  • سرخوش اولمق (sarhoş olmak, to get drunk)
  • سرخوشلق (sarhoşluk, drunkenness)
  • سرخوشی (sarhoşi, drunkenness)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sarhoş
  • Albanian: sarhosh

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From سر (sar, head) +‎ خوش (xoš, happy).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sarxwaš
Dari reading? sarxuš
Iranian reading? sarxvaš
Tajik reading? sarxuš

Adjective

سرخوش • (sarxoš) (comparative سرخوش‌تَر, superlative سرخوش‌تَرین)

  1. happy
    Synonyms: خوشحال (xošhâl), شادمان (šâdmân)
  2. tipsy, drunk
    Synonyms: مست (mast), شنگول (šangul)

Descendants

  • Armenian: սարխոշ (sarxoš)
  • Azerbaijani: sərxoş
  • Ottoman Turkish: سرخوش (sarhoş), (rare) سارخوش (sarhoş)
    • Turkish: sarhoş
    • Albanian: sarhosh
  • Uyghur: سەرخۇش (serxush)