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wanax

wanax noun: a Mycenean or Minoan king.

Noun

wanax (plural wanaxes)

  1. A Mycenean or Minoan king.

Forms of wanax

pluralwanaxes

Origin of wanax

Learned borrowing from Mycenaean Greek 𐀷𐀙𐀏 (wa-na-ka, “king”), informed in part by its Ancient Greek cognate ϝάναξ (wánax, “king”). Doublet of anax, from Ancient Greek ἄναξ (ánax).

Questions about wanax

What does wanax mean?
Wanax means a Mycenean or Minoan king.
What part of speech is wanax?
Wanax is a noun.
What is the plural of wanax?
The plural of wanax is wanaxes.

Words near wanax in the dictionary

  1. Wanapum
  2. Wanapums
  3. Wanaque
  4. Wanat
  5. Wanats
  6. wanax
  7. wanaxes
  8. Wanbailin
  9. wanbeliever
  10. wanbelievers
  11. Wanborough

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