epiyac

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *epiyāc (whence also Tocharian A opyāc), from an Iranian source. Compare Khotanese byāta- (“id”).

Noun

epiyac ?

1. memory

Usage notes

This noun is only attested in two phrasal verbs: epiyace käl- (“to remember, recall”) and epiyac yām- (“to cause to remember, recall to someone”).

Derived terms

• epiyac käl
• epiyac yām
• epyacäññe

Further reading

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