ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ

Coptic

Etymology

By surface analysis, ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maače, “ear”) +‎ ⲕⲗⲏ (klē, “cat”), with antecedent in Demotic msḏ n ḳljt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmaʔt͡ʃəˈkleː/

Noun

ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ • (mače klē) f (plural ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ (mače klē))

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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