choachyte

发音

US /ˈkoʊəkaɪt/
UK /ˈkəʊəkaɪt/

词形变化

choachytes 复数 choachytes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    an Ancient Egyptian mortuary priest responsible for pouring libations as well as providing mortuary rituals and offerings at the tombs of the dead

词源

From Ancient Greek χοαχύτης (khoakhútēs), from χοή (khoḗ, “libation to the dead”) + χέω (khéō, “to pour”), a calque of Egyptian wꜣḥ mw (literally “water-pourer”), from the participle of wꜣḥ (“to apply”) + mw (“water”).

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