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Tocharian B
Etymology
Borrowed from Khotanese aśyā. Compare Tocharian A aśi.
Noun
aśiya f
- nun; female counterpart of a monk
Derived terms
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 32