ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (kontion) – Bohairic
Etymology
From Arabic قطن (quṭun, “cotton”).
Noun
ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ • (koutōn) m
- (Sahidic) cotton
References
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 90