onch

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UK/ˈɒŋk/UK/ˈɒŋx/US/ˈɑŋk/

A form of ankh — A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.

OriginCoptic ⲱⲛϧ ← Egyptian anx-Z1 →
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Meanings

nounonch (plural onchs)

plural onchs

  1. alternativerareAlternative form of ankh.

Origin

  1. Egyptiananx-Z1“life, to live, symbol for life”
  2. Copticⲱⲛϧ
  3. Englishonch

From Coptic ⲱⲛϧ (ōnĥ), from Egyptian anx-Z1 (ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with onch

honkbonkbronczonkconkclonkgonkklonkmont blancMont-Blancpétanquephonkquonksquonktwonk
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Anagrams

CohnchonHOCNHCNO
Cite this entry
APA

onch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onch

MLA

“onch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onch.

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