Tocharian B

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly from the intensive prefix e(n)- + Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (to break).

Adverb

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epiṅkte (used as postposition)

  1. within, between, among
  2. for (with nouns denoting periods of time, e.g. "for an hour")
  3. meanwhile, in the meantime

Noun

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epiṅkte ?

  1. interval

Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “epiṅkte”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 94-95