oppīloñ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Tocharian B

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly ultimately from forms of Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi- + *pulu- (hair), which would be cognate to Latin pilus (hair) and Sanskrit पुलक (pulaka, bristling of hair).

Noun

[edit]

oppīloñ ? (plural)

  1. threads
    Synonym: oppīläñ

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “oppīloñ”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 123-124