Alky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹæt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɔːɹˈəʊniə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɔːɹˈəʊniə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹæt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

souse lush boozer alcoholic dipsomaniac soaker

Word Forms

alcoholic	adjective	addicted to alcohol; - Carl Van Doren
booze	verb	consume alcohol
soak	verb	become drunk or drink excessively
souse	verb	become drunk or drink excessively

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

alkyde

une personne qui boit habituellement de l'alcool avec excès

🇪🇸Spanish

alquílico

una persona que bebe alcohol en exceso habitualmente

🇵🇹Portuguese

alquídico

uma pessoa que bebe álcool em excesso habitualmente

🇷🇺Russian

алкаш

человек, регулярно злоупотребляющий алкоголем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षारीय

वह व्यक्ति जो आदतन अत्यधिक शराब पीता हो

🇮🇳Tamil

அல்கி

அதிகமாக மது அருந்தும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆల్కీ

అలవాటుగా అధికంగా మద్యం సేవించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಾರೀಯ

ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷാര

അമിതമായി മദ്യം കഴിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

醇基

习惯性过量饮酒的人

🇯🇵Japanese

アルカリ性の

習慣的にアルコールを過剰に飲む人

🇰🇷Korean

알키

상습적으로 술을 과도하게 마시는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiềm

một người thường xuyên uống rượu quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

อัลคิ

คนที่ดื่มแอลกอฮอล์มากเกินไปจนเป็นนิสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti alkali

seseorang yang biasa meminum alkohol secara berlebihan

🇲🇾Malay

beralky

seseorang yang minum alkohol secara berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلوي

الشخص الذي يشرب الكحول بكثرة بشكل معتاد

🇮🇷Persian

آلکی

شخصی که به طور معمول الکل مصرف می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

alkali

alışkanlıkla aşırı alkol içen kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אלקי

אדם ששותה אלכוהול באופן מוגזם

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