ⲥⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ (skorker) — Bohairic

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic سُقُرْقُع (suqurquʕ, “a drink made of millet or barley”).

Noun

ⲥⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣ • (skourkour) m

(Sahidic) a fermented drink from cereals: ale, beer

Synonyms

ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ (hemki)

References

Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 187

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