qꜣj ḫrw

Egyptian

Etymology

From qꜣj (“to be(come) high”) +‎ ḫrw (“voice”), thus literally ‘to be(come) high of voice’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑi xɛruː/
- Conventional anglicization: qai kheru

Verb

compound

to be(come) boisterous or loud

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 378.

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