The third month of the ancient Egyptian calendar, typically corresponding to October-November in the modern calendar.
From Egyptian 'Choiak' (Χοιάκ), the Greek-influenced name for the Egyptian month 'Khoiak,' referring to this period in the inundation cycle of the Nile River.
The Egyptian calendar was so precisely tied to the Nile's flooding that Choiak marked when the waters receded enough for planting—a miscalculation by even a few days could mean famine for an entire nation.
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