Tutankhamun

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English[edit]

The mask of Tutankhamon.

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Egyptian

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tw&tanx

(twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn, literally Living Image of Amun). The variant spellings of the final vowel are due to different historical reconstructions of Egyptian.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌtu.tɑŋˈkɑ.mən/, /ˌtu.tæŋˈkɑ.mən/, /ˌtutn̩ˈkɑmən/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtuːtənˈkɑːmən/

Proper noun[edit]

Tutankhamun

  1. Ancient Egyptian pharaoh known for his young age and his tomb, which was preserved intact to the modern age.

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Proper noun[edit]

Tutankhamun m

  1. Alternative form of Tutancâmon