Sphinx

(Anglų k.)

1. An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
2. (Greek) One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who committed suicide out of frustration after Oedipus managed to solve her riddles.

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈsfɪŋks/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: Spynx

Sutampa su senovės egiptiečių: šzp

In summary

From Middle English Spynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), perhaps from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “bind tightly, to strangle”). The appurtenance of Egyptian Szp:p-A53 (šzp, “image, statue, sphinx”) or Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”) remains unclear.

Sinonimai

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Vertimai

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Sfinks

Sfinge

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Esfinge

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Σφίγγα

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Esfinx

σφίγγα

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Sphingis