Prefix used in compounds related to alcohol or sake, such as 酒屋 (sakaya, liquor store) or 酒好き (sakezuki, lover of alcohol). Not used as a standalone word.
酒 is a prefix attached to words related to alcohol, as in 酒屋 (liquor store) or 酒蔵 (sake brewery).
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop · sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
sake brewery · wine cellar; sake cellar · bar; pub
drinking party; merrymaking with alcohol
alcohol expenses; drink money · tip; gratuity
sake barrel; sake cask
sake brewer; sake brewery
person in charge of brewing sacrificial wine
sake sommelier; master of sake
seasoned sake; cooking sake with salt
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
liquor store; bottle shop · hotel (in China)
reek of liquor on one's breath
drinking money; money for alcohol · tip; gratuity
flag outside an izakaya
sakabayashi; cedar ball hung at sake breweries
sake masu; masu cup for sake
The prefix さか is an older combining form of さけ (sake, alcohol). Its exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it appears in many traditional compound words.