ⲫⲩⲛⲟⲥ

Coptic
Long eared hedgehog

Etymology

Derived from ⲡ (p, masculine definite article) +‎ ϩⲩⲛⲟⲥ (hunos, noun) which in turn is from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).

Noun

ⲫⲩⲛⲟⲥ • (phunos) m

  1. (Bohairic) hedgehog

References
  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum, page 165
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