ϩⲛⲕⲉ

Coptic

A fermented beer, bosa

Alternative forms

• ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ (hemki) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ḥk.t (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• (Sahidic) IPA^(key): /ˈhn̩kɛ/

Noun

ϩⲛ̄ⲕⲉ • (hn̄ke) m

1. (Sahidic) beer

Synonyms

• ⲥⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣ (skourkour)

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN