| Cite this page as: | "upāsakeṃ". 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_B_upāsakeṃ (accessed 10 Feb. 2026). |
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| Meaning: | “male lay-disciple, lay-member”; “male lay devotee, devout lay follower” |
| Word class: | noun |
| Language: | TB |
| Equivalent in TA: | wāsak |
| Equivalent in other languages: | Skt. upāsaka- "lay worshipper, lay follower of the Buddha; servant"; lit.
attendant |
| Lexeme variants: | upāsakeṃ |
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| Number: | singular |
| Case: | accusative |
| Gender: | masculine |
| Inflection class: |
| Nom. sg. (masc.): | -e |
| Obl. sg. (masc.): | -eṃ |
| Nom. pl. (masc.): | -i |