wamer

Tocharian B

Etymology

Cognate to Tocharian A wmār, perhaps akin to Tocharian B wäm- (“disappear”).

Noun

wamer ?

  1. jewel, pearl

Usage notes

The nom.sg. *wamer is unattested, only the gen.sg. wamer, and the gen.pl. wmera are attested [1]

References
  1. Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “wamer*”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 627
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