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Tocharian A
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुल्गुलु (gulgulu), whence also Tocharian B kurkal.
Noun
kurkal
- bdellium, the fragrant resin of some trees in the Commiphora genus, used as an aromatic or medicinal ingredient
Tocharian B
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुल्गुलु (gulgulu), whence also Tocharian A kurkal.
Noun
kurkal ?
- bdellium, the fragrant resin of some trees in the Commiphora genus, used as an aromatic or medicinal ingredient
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kurkal”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 196