μεῖραξ
ακος, ἡ
A.
young girl, lass (cf. Phryn. 187), Cratin. 301, Ar. Th. 410, Ec. 611, Pl. 1071, 1079, Xenarch. 4.3, Men. Pk. 14: used as fem. of men, qui muliebria patiuntur, Cratin. 55, Luc. Sol. 5: in later writers masc., boy, lad, Herod.Med. in Rh.Mus. 58.109, Aret. SD 1.13, Hld. 4.19. (Cf. Skt. maryakás 'manikin', máryas 'young man'.)