ārk

Tocharian B

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्क (arka).

Noun

ārk m

  1. crown flower, Calotropis gigantea

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “1ārk”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 52

Etymology 2

Uncertain, probably related to ārc- (“to merit, deserve”).

Noun

ārk ?

  1. something fitting, obligation
Derived terms

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “2ārk”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 52
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