ϫⲓⲕⲣⲓⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).

Pronunciation

• (Sahidic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikˈriːs/
• (Original Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikˈriːs/
• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒikˈris/
• (Reformed Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɡikˈris/

Noun

ϫⲓⲕⲣⲓⲥ • (čikris) m (plural ϫⲓⲕⲣⲓⲥ (čikris))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) panther, tiger

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 312
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 764