ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ

Coptic

Etymology

By surface analysis, ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maače, “ear”) +‎ ⲕⲗⲏ (klē, “cat”), with antecedent in Demotic msḏ n ḳljt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaʔt͡ʃəˈkleː/

Noun

ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ • (mače klē) f (plural ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ (mače klē))

1. 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^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 102