aśiya

Tocharian B

Etymology

Borrowed from Khotanese aśyā. Compare Tocharian A aśi.

Noun

aśiya f

1. nun; female counterpart of a monk

Derived terms

• aśyaññe

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 32