apāy

See also: apay

Tocharian B

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अपाय (apāya, “danger”).

Noun

apāy ?

1. someone of lower birth, specifically within the context of the Indian caste system
2. the birth of such a person

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “apāy”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 17