Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pachon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-chon
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The ninth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pachon has been in roughly May.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παχών (Pakhṓn), from Egyptian pꜣ-n-ḫnsw. Compare Coptic Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ (Pašons), whence English Pashons.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Παχών, pꜣ-n-ḫnsw

Inflected Forms

Pachons (alternative) Pakhons (alternative) Pachom (alternative)

Questions

What does pachon mean?: The ninth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pachon has been in roughly May.
Where does pachon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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