ϫⲓⲕⲣⲓⲥ
Coptic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).
Pronunciation
- (Sahidic) IPA(key): /t͡ʃikˈriːs/
- (Original Bohairic) IPA(key): /t͡ʃikˈriːs/
- (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /d͡ʒikˈris/
- (Reformed Bohairic) IPA(key): /ɡikˈris/
Noun
ϫⲓⲕⲣⲓⲥ (jikris) m
- (Sahidic, Bohairic) panther, tiger
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 312
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 764