κῦφι

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian kꜣpt (incense), from kꜣp (to cense).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῦφῐ (kûphin (genitive κῡ́φεως); third declension

  1. kind of Egyptian compound incense

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: cȳphi, cȳfi, quīfi (manuscript variants)
    • >? Catalan: xufla, xufa
    • >? Spanish: chufa

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