ṣamāne

Tocharian B

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali samaṇa, whence presumably English shaman.

Noun

ṣamāne m (gen. s. ṣamānentse, obl. s. ṣamāneṃ, nom. pl. ṣamāni, obl. pl. ṣamāneṃ)

  1. monk
    Ṣamyeṃ māka ṣamāni aplāc
    Many monks were sitting in conversation[1].

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi
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