ṣiko

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Meaning:	“(foot)step, (foot)print”
Word class:	noun
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	ṣik
Lexeme variants:	ṣiko; ṣīko
Number:	singular
Case:	nominative; accusative
Gender:	alternating
Inflection class:
Nom. sg. (masc.):	-o
Obl. sg. (masc.):	-o
Nom. pl. (masc.):	-onta

Paradigm

	sg	pl	du
nom	ṣiko	ṣikont=
voc
acc	ṣiko	ṣikont=
gen
loc
comit
inst
abl
perl		ṣikontasa
all
caus

Lexeme family

• sikā-
  • sikā- “to step, set foot” gv
    • ṣiko “(foot)step, (foot)print” n

      	sg	pl
      nom	ṣiko	ṣikont=
      acc	ṣiko	ṣikont=
      perl		ṣikontasa

    • sikā- “to step, set foot” gv.prs6

      	sg.act
      3	siknaṃ

    • sikā- “to step, set foot” gv.subj5

      	sg.act
      3	saikaṃ

Occurrences

ṣiko

1	IOL Toch 127 a2	yk(ā)a2ssäññeṣṣe prayok yamaṣäṃ •	ṣiko	ṣiko posa • stu
2	IOL Toch 127 a2	prayok yamaṣäṃ • ṣiko	ṣiko	posa • stu •
3	THT 522 a1	krentauna epiyac yamastärn(e) ṣem(e)	ṣik(o)	/// a2 kuse ṣeme

ṣīko

1	IOL Toch 63 a1	a1 mahendraseneṃ lāntäśco	ṣī(ko)	/// a2 śpālmeṃ lāntsoś
2	THT 587.a b2	/// b2 /// (oṅko)lmai	ṣīko	ymain aiśeñca pälskonts= onolments