μάκιρ

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μάκειρ (mákeir), μάκερ (máker)

Etymology

An Oriental loanword. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kir/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.cir/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.cir/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈma.cir/

Noun

μάκιρ • (mákir)

macir, the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa

Descendants

→ Latin: macir (see there for further descendants)

References

“μάκιρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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