ϭⲁϫ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲁϫ (čač) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic ḏḏ, from Egyptian (ṯꜣṯꜣ). Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, compare Coptic ϫⲟⲩϫⲟⲩ (čoučou).

Noun

ϭⲁϫ • (cač) m

1. (Bohairic) sparrow

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 323
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 798