ⲥⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣ
Coptic
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A glass of ale
Alternative forms
- ⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ (skorker) – Bohairic
Etymology
Possibly from Arabic سُقُرْقُع (suqurquʿ, “a drink made of millet or barley”).
Noun
ⲥⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣ • (skourkour) m
- (Sahidic) a fermented drink from cereals: ale, beer
Synonyms
- ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ (hemki)
References
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 187