ⲙⲁⲟⲩⲥⲉ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic mws, from Egyptian mjzt:

F51

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmawsə/

Noun

ⲙⲁⲟⲩⲥⲉ • (maouse) ? (plural not attested)

(Old Coptic) liver (probably; meaning uncertain)

References

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

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