aṅkāre

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Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the intensive prefix e(n)- + kare (worth), the latter possibly from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (to desire), making it cognate with Latin cārus (dear).

Noun[edit]

aṅkāre ?

  1. profligacy
  2. immorality

Further reading[edit]

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “aṅkāre”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 6