eṅkwe

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *eṅkwe (whence Tocharian A oṅk), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱw-ó- (“mortal”), from the root *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eŋkwe/

Noun

eṅkwe m

  1. man (male person)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “eṅkwe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 82-83
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