Notes for Dictionary:
general – Common Tocharian or Tocharian A words
italic – Tocharian B words
á, í, ú – long [a], [i] and [u] sounds
ç – a sound like in Sanskrit açva or in English cashier
ä – a sound similar to German Käse (cheese) or English band
ñ – a soft [n’] sound
s’ – palatal [s] usually written as a little line over it
n., m., r., s. – cerebral sounds
@ – the Indo-European ‘schwa’ sound
Dictionary (192):
açc- – a beginning, a start (Sanskrit ásad- – to get down, ádis – a start, Slavic *jézda – a riding)
ak, ek – an eye (IE *okw- – an eye)
akmal – a face (see ak + malañ)
amokyo – art (instr.sg.)
asam.khe – a variety
as’s’i – exactly (particle)
ats – exactly
ámpi – both (IE *ambh- + *bhó – both)
áñc – down
ánt – through, across
ánt, ánte – a forehead (IE *ant- – fore, forehead)
ant-api – both (see ámpi)
ákás’acc – to the sky
ánte – a plain
áre – a plough (IE *ár- – to plough)
árki , árkwi- – white (IE *arg’- – white, shining; silver)
ártimár – we should love
ásta – bones (IE *kost-, *ost- – a bone)
ati – grass (IE *ad- – to grow?)
bime – a thought, an idea
cake – a river (IE *tek- – to flow, to run)
ckácar, tkácer – a daughter (IE *dhutér- – a daughter)
çtwar, çtwer – four (IE *kwetwores – four)
e-, ai- – to give (IE *ay- – to give, to take)
eçane – an eye
ents-, en’k – to bear (IE *nek’- – to bear, to carry)
i- – to go (IE *ei- – to go)
íkam – twenty (IE *wíkmot – twenty)
kaklyus.u – on hearing (verbal adverb) (see klyos-)
kakmu – on coming (verbal adverb)
kaltr – he stops
käm- – to come (IE *gwem- ‘come’)
kam, keme – a ripple, a tooth (IE *gonbh- – a ledge)
känt, kant, kante – a hundred (IE *kmotom – a hundred)
kanwem – knees (dual, IE *genu- – a knee)
káryap – harm
kuryar, karyor – a purchase (IE *kwreya- – to buy)
kus – who? (IE *kwis – who)
käs – to go out, to extinguish (IE *gwes- – to extinguish)
kast – famine
kay-urs, ka-urs.e – a bull (IE *wers- – a bull)
kektseñe – a body
kerciye – a palace (IE *gher- – to stockade; a settlement)
kláw – to declare, to announce (IE *kleu- – to hear)
klots, klautso – an ear (IE *kleu- – to hear)
klyos- – to hear (IE *kleu- – to hear)
knán – to know (IE *gnó- – to know, from *gen- – kinship, a knee)
ko, keu – a cow (IE *gwou- – a bull)
krons’e – a bee (IE *k’ers- – an insect)
ksaise – old
ktsai – to grow old
ku – a dog (IE *kwon- – a dog)
kukäl, kokale – a wagon (IE *kwel- – round, a wheel)
kulmänts – reed (IE *k’al@m- – straw)
kuras’, krost – cold (IE *krus- – an edge of ice?)
kwyall – why?
laks, läks – a fish (IE *lak’@s- – fish, a salmon)
lap – a skull (Greek lophos – a nape, a hill, Slavic lob – a forehead)
lip- – to remain, to stay (IE *leikw- – to stay)
lk-, lyk- – to see (IE *léuk- – to see, to look)
lw – a beast
lyukemo – illuminated (participle) (IE *leuk- – light)
lyutár – excessively (Welsh llid < *lúto- – rage, Russian lyuty – angry, terrible)
má – not (Greek má, mé – not, Sanskrit má – don’t)
mácar, mácer – a mother (IE *mátér- – a mother)
makí – much (IE *mag’- – large, many)
malañ – a cheek
malk-, mälk – to milk (IE *melg-, *melk- – to milk)
malto – for the first time (IE *mal-/*mel- – a top)
malyw, mely – to press (IE *mel- – to grind)
mañ, meñe – a month (IE *men-es- – moon, a month)
mänt – how
mäs’s’unt – brains (IE *mazgh- – brains)
men’ki – less (IE *manw- – small, little)
misa – meat, flesh (IE *méms- – meat)
mit – honey (IE *medhu- – honey)
nás – us (IE *nosmes – we)
ñkat, ñakte – a god (IE *nekt- – a deity)
ñom, nem – a name (IE *nem- – to call, to assign)
ñu – new (IE *newo- – new)
ñú – nine (IE *newno – nine)
nut, naut – to die (IE *náw- – a corpse, to die)
okat, okt – eight (IE *októ – eight)
oki – like (conjunction)
om-post-am. – after that (IE *po- – after)
onkaläm – an elephant
orkäm – gloom, darkness (Greek orphnos – dark, dark brown)
orto – up (Latin orior – I rise)
pältsäkk – a thought
pák, páke – a section (IE *bhag- – to share with smb)
pácar, pacer – a father (IE *pa’te’r – a father)
päk- – to cook, ripen (IE *pekw-/ *pokw- ‘to cook’)
päl, píle – a wound (IE *bhal- – ill, sick)
pält, pilta – a leaf (IE *bhel- ‘leaf’)
pañä, piç, pis’ – five (IE *penkwe – five)
pant, pin.kce – fifth (see above)
papaks.u – something boiled (*pek-, *pekw- – to bake)
pärkär – long
pärwán, pärwáne – an eyebrow (IE *bhrú- – an eyebrow)
pärvat, pärwes.s.e – the oldest, a wizard (see parwe)
parno, perne – shining (participle)
parwe – at first (?) (IE *pro-wo- – forward, first)
pás, pásk – to graze (IE *pá-, *paH- – to secure, to graze)
pe, pai – a foot (IE *ped- – a foot)
pin’kam. – he writes (IE *peik’- – to draw signs)
plák – to be agree
plewe – a ship, a boat (IE *pleu- – to sail)
pokem. – a hand (IE *bhághu- – a hand)
por., puwar – fire (IE *paur- – inanimate fire)
porat, peret – an axe (IE *pelk’- – to chop) – could be borrowed from Iranian
pracar, procer – a brother (IE *bhrátér- – a brother)
prak, pärk – to ask (IE *prok’- – to ask)
pres’ciye – ooze
put-k – to judge, to divide (Latin putare – to think, Russian pytat’ – to torture)
rake, reki – speech, a word (IE *rek- – to speak)
ratre, rtär, ratrem. – red (IE *reudh- – red, rust)
ri, riye – a city
rit – to search
s.äk, skas – six (IE *sweks – six)
s’äk, s’ek, s’ak – ten (IE *dekmot – ten)
sále, sályi – salt (IE *sal- – grey, dirty; salt)
sälk- – to pull out (IE *selk- – to drag, a furrow)
salu, sol – whole (IE *salw- – whole, healthy)
s.älyp, s.alype – fat, oil (IE *selp- – fat)
s.amáne – a monk
s’äm, s’ana – a wife (IE *gwen- – a wife, a woman)
s’ánmaya – he was proclaimed
s.ar, s.er – a sister (IE *swesór- – a sister)
särk, sark – an illness
sas, se, s.eme – one (IE *sem- – one, the only, alone)
s’cirye – starry
se, soyä – a son (IE *sú- – to be born)
se (masc.), sá (fem.), te (neut.) – this (IE *so, *sá, *tod – this)
s’is’kiss – a lion (acc.sg.)
skente – they are (IE *es- – to be)
smimám. – smiling (participle) (IE *smey- – to laugh)
soma-, somo- – the same, similar (IE *smoo- – the same, some)
s.päm, s.päne – a dream (IE *swep- – to sleep, *swep-no- – a dream)
s.pät, sukt – seven (IE *septom – seven)
spin- – a hook, a peg (IE *spey- – a peg)
s.tám, stám – a tree (IE *stá- – to stand)
s.top, s.tow – a stick (IE *stúp- – a branch, a stump)
su (masc.), sá (fem.), tu (neut.) – that (see se)
súwa – to eat (Slavic *z’vati – to chew, Latvian z’aunas – gills, Old High German kiuwen – to chew, Armenian kiv – arboreal resin, Persian javiden – to chew)
suwam. – it is raining (IE *seu-, *su- – to rain, to flow)
swase, swese – rain (see above)
täm – this (IE *to- – demonstrative pronoun)
tän’k-, tan’k- – to interfere (IE *tnog- – heavy, hard)
tápärk – now (Russian teper’ – now?)
tek – to touch
tetriwu – he pounds (IE *ter- – to rub)
tkam, kem – ground (IE *dhghom- – ground)
tmäk – that is why
tmäs’ – then
träm-, tärm-, treme (pl.) – to shiver, a shiver (IE *trem- – to shake)
tri, traiy – three (IE *treyes, *trí – three)
trit, trite – thrice (see above)
tsar@ – a hand (IE *g’hesro- – a hand)
tsär – rough, shaggy (IE *khar- – sharp)
tsatsápau – warmed (participle) (IE *tep- – warm)
tsik – to generate
tsirauñe – power, strength
tsras’i – strong
tsu- – to link, to bind (IE *dhów- – to bind)
tu – thou (IE *tú – thou)
tumane, tumám. – ten thousand
tunk – love
wac – a quarrel, struggle (IE *wod- – to speak, to shout)
waiwalau – dizziness (IE *wel- – to turn, to twist)
wak, wek – voice (IE *wekw-/ *wokw- ‘voice’)
wäl, walo – a prince (IE *wal- – strong, powerful)
wäl – to die
walke – long
wälts, yaltse – a thousand
want, yente – to fly, to breathe
wáp – to weave
wär – water (IE *war- – water, wet)
warto, wärto – a garden, a grove (IE *wer- – to defend, to close)
wäs – gold
wätk-, watk- – to order (see wac)
wes – we (IE *wei- – we, me and you)
weskemane – speaking (participle)
wramm – a thing
wrauña – a crow
wu (masc.), we (fem.) – we two (see wes)
wu, wi – two (IE *duwo, *dwo – two)
yam, ya, yám – to do (Hittite aia- – to do)
yok – to drink
yokani – thirsting (participle)
ysar, ysár – blood (IE *esór- – blood)
ysäs. (3rd sg. pres.), yayásau (participle) – to boil (IE *yes- – to boil)
ytár (f) – a path, a way (see i-)
yuk, yakwe – a horse (IE *ekwo- – a horse)
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