ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic msḏ n ḳljt and ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maaje, “ear”) +‎ ⲕⲗⲏ (klē, “cat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈcə ˈkle/, /maˈt͡ʃə ˈkle/

Noun

ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ (maje klē) ? (plural ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ)

  1. cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata)

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 55
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 102
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