ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ
Coptic
A fermented beer, bosa
Alternative forms
- ϩⲛⲕⲉ (hnke) – Sahidic
Etymology
From Demotic ḥk.t (“beer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈhemkə/
- IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈhamka/
- IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈhemki/
Noun
ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ • (hemki) m
- (Bohairic) Egyptian beer, bosa
Synonyms
- ⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ (skorker)
References
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN