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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian Demotic sbk, from Egyptian
(sbk, “Sobek”). For the pronunciation compare Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲕ (souk), ⲥⲟⲩⲭⲓ (soukhi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sûː.kʰos/ → /ˈsu.xos/ → /ˈsu.xos/
Proper noun
σοῦχος • (soûkhos)
- Egyptian name for a sacred crocodile seen as a living image of the god Sobek.
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