ⲟⲉⲓⲕ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥq (“bread, income”), from Egyptian

 
(ꜥqw, “income, food, bread”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oi̯k/

Noun

ⲟⲉⲓⲕ • (oeik) m (countable and uncountable, plural ⲟⲉⲓⲕ (oeik))

  1. (Sahidic, countable) a loaf of bread
  2. (Sahidic, uncountable) bread

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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