ebur

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • ivory (material)
  • a thing made of ivory.
  • (figuratively) an elephant

Etymology

Borrowed from Demotic yb (ivory, Elephantine) derived from Egyptian Ab-b-w-E26, ꜣbw.

Origin

Egyptian

Ab-b-w-E26, ꜣbw

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