asāṃ

Tocharian B

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आसन (āsana). Compare Tocharian A āsāṃ.

Noun

asāṃ

  1. seat, throne
  2. (anatomy) buttocks (when dual)

Descendants

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “asāṃ”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 35
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