Contionary:ⲁⲑⲗⲏϥ

Maryan Coptic

Alternate forms

• ⲉⲧϭⲩ (etķu) – Cholevic

Etymology

Reconstructed from Egyptian dꜣgy.

• Estimated pronunciation evolution:
  • (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 B.C.E.) IPA: /tʼVʀˈkʼaːjuw/
  • (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 B.C.E.) IPA: /tʼVʀˈkʼaːjuw/
  • (Medio-Late Egyptian, c. 1350 B.C.E.) IPA: /tʼəʔˈkʼaːʔəʔ/
  • (Late Egyptian, c. 800 B.C.E.) IPA: /tʼəˈkʼoːʔ/
  • (Early Demotic, c. 450 B.C.E.) IPA: /təˈkʼoːʔ/
  • (Late Demotic / Old Maryan, c. 100 B.C.E.) IPA: /ʔətˈcoːʔ/

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA: /ətˈt͡ʃoː/, [ət̚ˈt͡ʃoː]
• (Nahlic) IPA: [ət̚ˈt͡ʃɑː]
• (Thebian) IPA: [ət̪̚ˈt̪͡ʃɔːʔ]

Noun

ⲁⲑⲗⲏϥ (etcō) m.

1. bat (animal)