ⲫⲉϧ

Coptic

Etymology

Corruption of ϫⲉⲙⲫⲉϩ (čempheh, “apple”) where ϫⲉⲙ- was discarded possibly akin to μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), a combination of μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) and πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), which gave rise to Byzantine Greek πεπόνιον (pepónion) and Greek πεπόνι (pepóni, “melon”).

Noun

ⲫⲉϧ • (phex) m (plural ⲫⲉϧ (phex))

(Bohairic) melon

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