-k(ä) in Tocharian A

Forms: -k [canonical], ä [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Related to Tocharian B -k(ä), but otherwise uncertain. Possibly related to the final syllable in Lithuanian jeigu (“if”), but also possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“copulative particle”). Etymology templates: {{cog|txb|-k(ä)}} Tocharian B -k(ä), {{unc|xto|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|lt|jeigu||if}} Lithuanian jeigu (“if”), {{der|xto|ine-pro|*-kʷe||copulative particle}} Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“copulative particle”) Head templates: {{head|xto|particle|head=-k(ä)}} -k(ä)

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "txb",
        "2": "-k(ä)"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian B -k(ä)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "jeigu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "if"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian jeigu (“if”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-kʷe",
        "4": "",
        "5": "copulative particle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“copulative particle”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to Tocharian B -k(ä), but otherwise uncertain. Possibly related to the final syllable in Lithuanian jeigu (“if”), but also possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“copulative particle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-k",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ä",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
        "2": "particle",
        "head": "-k(ä)"
      },
      "expansion": "-k(ä)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tocharian A",
  "lang_code": "xto",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tocharian A entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tocharian A particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a postpositioned strengthening particle"
      ],
      "id": "en--k(ä)-xto-particle-rYUZJ6M~",
      "links": [
        [
          "postpositioned",
          "postposition"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-k(ä)"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "txb",
        "2": "-k(ä)"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian B -k(ä)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "jeigu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "if"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian jeigu (“if”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-kʷe",
        "4": "",
        "5": "copulative particle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“copulative particle”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to Tocharian B -k(ä), but otherwise uncertain. Possibly related to the final syllable in Lithuanian jeigu (“if”), but also possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“copulative particle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-k",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ä",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
        "2": "particle",
        "head": "-k(ä)"
      },
      "expansion": "-k(ä)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tocharian A",
  "lang_code": "xto",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tocharian A entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tocharian A lemmas",
        "Tocharian A particles",
        "Tocharian A terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Tocharian A terms with unknown etymologies"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a postpositioned strengthening particle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "postpositioned",
          "postposition"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-k(ä)"
}

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"-k(ä)" meaning in Tocharian A

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