śrāy

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Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tocharian *śërāw'ë-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂-u-s ~ *ǵr̥h₂-éw-s, from *ǵerh₂- (grow old).[1]

Adjective[edit]

śrāy

  1. old, adult, mature, grownup
  2. pertaining to an adult male, virile

Noun[edit]

śrāy mpl (, obl. pl. śrānäṃ)

  1. adult male(s)

References[edit]

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