krāke

See also: krake

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *krāke (whence Tocharian B krāke), probably borrowed from Khotanese khārgga-.

Noun

krāke

1. dirt, filth

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *krāke (whence Tocharian A krāke), probably borrowed from Khotanese khārgga-.

Noun

krāke

1. dirt, filth (also in a sexual sense)

Derived terms

• krāk- (“to be dirty”)
• kraketstse (“dirty”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “krāke”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 229-230