apāy

Tocharian B

Etymology

Borrowed 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

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