lät-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lat"
Tocharian B[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tocharian *lut-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-; Cognates found in Ancient Greek ἐλεύσομαι (eleúsomai) and Ancient Greek ἦλθον (êlthon), Old Irish luid. Compare Tocharian A länt-.
Verb[edit]
lät-
- to go out, come out, emerge
- Nervānäś po aiwolyci mäskentär lnaskeṃ ostmeṃ.
- They all are directed to Nirvana and go out from the house (i.e., become monks).[1]
Usage notes[edit]
Often found in the phrases ostmeṃ lät- (literally “leave home”), meaning “to become a (Buddhist) monk”, and ostmeṃ ltu (“Buddhist monk”). This term reflects the Sanskrit equivalent प्रव्रज्य (pravrajya, “go forth”). Note that a similar expression, probably a calque, is also found in Chinese 出家 (chūjiā, “renounce the family to become a Buddhist monk or nun”).
References[edit]
- ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN