ⲫⲉϧ

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Coptic edit

 
Melon

Etymology edit

Corruption of ϫⲉⲙⲫⲉϩ (čempheh, apple) where ϫⲉⲙ- was discarded possibly akin to μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), a combination of μῆλον (mêlon, apple) and πέπων (pépōn, ripe), which gave rise to Byzantine Greek πεπόνιον (pepónion) and Greek πεπόνι (pepóni, melon).

Noun edit

ⲫⲉϧ (phexm (plural ⲫⲉϧ (phex))

  1. (Bohairic) melon