Choiak

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proper noun

The fourth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the fourth and last month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Choiak has been in roughly December.

OriginAncient Greek Χοίακ ← Egyptian kꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Choeac · alternative Khoiak · alternative Choiach · alternative Choïac · alternative Choïak

  1. The fourth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the fourth and last month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Choiak has been in roughly December.

Origin

  1. Egyptiankꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ
  2. Ancient GreekΧοίακ
  3. EnglishChoiak

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χοίακ (Khoíak), from Egyptian kꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ. Compare Coptic Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ (Khoiak).

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Anagrams

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APA

Choiak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choiak

MLA

“Choiak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choiak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Choiak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choiak.

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