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peṅke

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Meaning:	“~ bit, small piece, trifle”
Word class:	noun
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	paṅk
Lexeme variants:	peṅke
Number:	singular
Case:	nominative; accusative
Gender:	masculine

Paradigm

	sg	pl	du
nom	peṅke
voc
acc	peṅke
gen
loc
comit		peṅkeṃmpa
inst
abl
perl
all
caus

Lexeme family

• peṅke m

  	sg	pl
  nom	peṅke
  acc	peṅke
  comit		peṅkeṃmpa

Commentary

The phrase ñreṣṣe peṇke "thread/string peṇke" in the Karmavācanā text THT 1102 refers to a small thing without value; the Tumshuqese parallel has "dried grass" (according to Bailey 1950: 667), a similar Sanskrit parallel has "husk of grain", see Schmidt 1986b: 111-113 with fn. 8. Accordingly, Schmidt 1986b: 70 with fn. 1 suggests the translation "fluff, little piece of thread". The two comitatives construed with tasemane "resembling xy" are less clear.

Occurrences

peṅke

1	THT 1102 b4	postaññe – – rano ñreṣṣe	peṅke
2	THT 2386.j and .s b4	/// (postaññe) (ra)no ñreṣṣe	peṅke	mäkte kce (te) (y)äknes(a)

Bibliography

Bailey 1950

Bailey, Harold W. 1950. “The Tumshuq Karmavācanā.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 13 (3): 649–70.

Schmidt 1986b

Schmidt, Klaus T. 1986b. “Fragmente eines buddhistischen Ordinationsrituals in westtocharischer Sprache. Aus der Schule der Sarvāstivādins. Text, Übersetzung, Anmerkungen und Indizes.” {Habilitation}.