hamor

See also: hámor

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew חֲמוֹר (khamór).

Noun

hamor m (Latin spelling)

1. donkey

Further reading

• Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “ḥamor”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
• Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “jamór”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 250
• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “hamor”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 191

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”).

Cognate with Old Frisian hamar (West Frisian hammer), Old Saxon hamar (Low German Hamer), Dutch hamer, Old High German hamar (German Hammer), Old Norse hamarr (Danish hammer, Swedish hammare).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.mor/, [ˈhɑ.mor]

Noun

hamor m (nominative plural hamoras)

1. hammer

Derived terms

• hamora lāf

Descendants

• Middle English: hamer
  • English: hammer