ⲭⲁⲣⲕⲓⲛⲟⲥ

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab, Cancer”).

Noun[edit]

ⲭⲁⲣⲕⲓⲛⲟⲥ • (kharkinos) m

  1. crayfish
  2. Cancer

References[edit]

  • Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum
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