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)
- 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