ϫⲓⲕⲣⲓⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).

Pronunciation

(Sahidic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikˈriːs/
(Original Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikˈriːs/
(Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒikˈris/
(Reformed Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɡikˈris/

Noun

ϫⲓⲕⲣⲓⲥ • (čikris) m (plural ϫⲓⲕⲣⲓⲥ (čikris))

(Sahidic, Bohairic) panther, tiger

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 312
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 764

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