ⲫⲩⲛⲟⲥ

Coptic

Long eared hedgehog

Etymology

Derived from ⲡ (p, masculine definite article) +‎ ϩⲩⲛⲟⲥ (hunos, noun) which in turn is from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).

Noun

ⲫⲩⲛⲟⲥ • (phunos) m

1. (Bohairic) hedgehog

References

• Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum, page 165