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Egyptian
Etymology
Perhaps related to ḏꜣḏꜣ (“head”). Compare the development of German Kopf, French tête, English noggin, each meaning ‘head’ from earlier ‘mug’/‘pot’.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- pot (used for mixing drugs, burning fumigants, storing honey, etc.)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏꜣḏꜣw
Descendants
- Coptic: ϫⲱ (čō), ϫⲟⲩ (čou)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 532.1–532.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 320