eṅkwe

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

• eṅwe

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *eṅkwe (whence Tocharian A oṅk), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱw-ó- (“mortal”), from the root *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋkwe/

Noun

eṅkwe m

1. man (male person)

Derived terms

• eṅkwaññe

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “eṅkwe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 82-83