kuṣṭa

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Tocharian B

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

Noun

kuṣṭa ?

  1. crepe ginger; Costus speciosus, used as a medicine

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kuṣṭa”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 199