täkwā

Cite this page as:	"täkwā". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?F_A_täkwā (accessed 08 Nov. 2025).
Meaning:	Carling and Pinault 2023: “urge”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Lexeme variants:	täkwā
Person:	first
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	preterite
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	täkwā
2
3

Lexeme family

• täkwā-
  • täkwā- “urge” gv
    • täkwā- “urge” gv.prs5
      • täkwātsi “urge” inf.n.prs5

        	sg
        nom	täkwātsi
        acc	täkwātsi

    • täkwā- “urge” gv.subj5
      • täkwālune “urge” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	täkwālune
        acc	täkwālune

    • pärkā- “urge” gv.pret

      	sg.act
      1	täkwā

  • täkw- uncertain kaus
    • E_A_täkw_K uncertain kaus.9

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      3	täkwāṣāt	täkwāṣānt

Bibliography

Carling and Pinault 2023

Carling, Gerd, and Georges-Jean Pinault. 2023. Dictionary and thesaurus of Tocharian A. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.