käṣṣī

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See also: kassi

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käṣṣī (whence also Tocharian B käṣṣī), from there uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s- (to proclaim, point out, instruct), and cognate with Sanskrit शास्ति (śāsti, to teach, instruct, rule).

Noun

käṣṣī m

  1. teacher

Declension

Declension of käṣṣi Singular Plural
Nominative käṣṣi käṣṣiñ
Genitive käṣṣiyāp käṣṣiśśi
Oblique käṣṣiṃ käṣṣis
Instrumental käṣṣinyo käṣṣisyo
Perlative käṣṣinā käṣṣisā
Comitative käṣṣinaśśäl käṣṣisaśśäl
Allative käṣṣinac käṣṣisac
Ablative käṣṣinäṣ käṣṣisäṣ
Locative käṣṣinaṃ käṣṣisaṃ

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käṣṣī (whence also Tocharian A käṣṣī), from there uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s- (to proclaim, point out, instruct), and cognate with Sanskrit शास्ति (śāsti, to teach, instruct, rule).

Noun

käṣṣī m

  1. teacher, master

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “käṣṣī”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 187-188