mḥsḥs
Egyptian
editEtymology
editm- (noun-forming prefix) + ḥs (“feces”), with the second element in reduplication.
Pronunciation
edit- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /maˈħasħas/ → /maˈħasħas/ → /məˈħasħəs/ → /məˈħasħəs/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛhɛshɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: meheshes
Noun
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- (derogatory) a swear word used as a term of abuse for someone; shitter, shithead
Inflection
editReferences
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 129.10
- Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 494–495, →ISBN