ⲙⲁⲟⲩⲥⲉ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic mws, from Egyptian mjzt:

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmawsə/

Noun

ⲙⲁⲟⲩⲥⲉ • (maouse) ? (plural not attested)

1. (Old Coptic) liver (probably; meaning uncertain)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 201
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 95