Lemizh / English dictionary
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àpq.
to make gold (symbol: Χρ)
Usage notes
Gold is highly valued among artists, who have frequently been gold-plating all kinds of their work since Early New Lemizh times. This leaves the rest of the Lemizh population at a loss. In Modern Lemizh, Ìpq. is used metonymically to denote such gilded works.
Etymology
< NLem apf‑a
< LMLem, MLem aptf‑yr
< Ghe aptf‑ə̄ /aptɸɯː/