qꜣj ḫrw

Egyptian

Etymology

From qꜣj (“to be(come) high”) +‎ ḫrw (“voice”), thus literally ‘to be(come) high of voice’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑi xɛruː/
  • Conventional anglicization: qai kheru

Verb

 compound

1. to be(come) boisterous or loud

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 378.