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Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *krāke (whence Tocharian B krāke), probably borrowed from Khotanese khārgga-.
Noun
krāke
- dirt, filth
Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *krāke (whence Tocharian A krāke), probably borrowed from Khotanese khārgga-.
Noun
krāke
- dirt, filth (also in a sexual sense)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “krāke”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 229-230