Pachon

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proper noun

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.

OriginAncient Greek Παχών ← Egyptian pꜣ-n-ḫnsw →
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proper noun

alternative Pachons · alternative Pakhons · alternative Pachom

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Egyptianpꜣ-n-ḫnsw
  2. Ancient GreekΠαχών
  3. EnglishPachon

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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