μάκιρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• μάκειρ (mákeir), μάκερ (máker)

Etymology

An Oriental loanword. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.cir/ → /ˈma.cir/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kir/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.cir/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.cir/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈma.cir/

Noun

μάκιρ • (mákir)

1. macir, the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa

Descendants

• → Latin: macir (see there for further descendants)

References

• “μάκιρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press