okaro

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Tocharian B

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably a learned borrowing from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru, agarwood) (from Tamil அகில் (akil)), but also possibly borrowed from Tocharian A okar (plant).

Noun

okaro ?

  1. sweet flag; Acorus calamus
  2. agarwood; Aquilaria malaccensis (possibly)

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “okaro”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 114