Feminine
sphinx
Meaning
sphinx
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈspʰɪŋks]
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), perhaps from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”) or from Egyptian Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “divine image”, literally “living image”).
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