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