kärpiye

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Tocharian B

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *krupiye (whence also Tocharian A kärpi), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-i-yo, a form of *Hrewp- (to break, tear up) from *Hrew- (to tear, pluck). Cognate with English rough, Latin rūdus (lump of metal), and Sanskrit रोमन् (roman, body hair, wool), among others.

Adjective

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kärpiye

  1. raw, rough
  2. common, uncouth

Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kärpiye”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 174