CEToM | weskau

weskau

Cite this page as:	"weskau". 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_weskau&outputformat=print (accessed 19 Feb. 2026).

Meaning:	“(act.) to speak, say, tell”; “(mid.) to be called”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	weñ-
Lexeme variants:	weskau

Person:	first
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	present
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	present
Stem class:	9a
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
1	weṣṣim, weskau, weskau-ne	weskem		weskemar
2	weṣṣit, west, west-meśc	weścer		westär
3	weṣṣi, weṣṣäṃ, weṣṣäṃ-ne, weṣṣäṃ-neśc, weṣṣäṃ-meśc	weṣyeṃ, weskeṃ, weskeṃ-neś, weskeṃ-ne	westeṃ	westär, westär-me	weskentär

Lexeme family

weñ-

weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv

weñiye “talk, discussion”

sg

nom weñiye

acc weñiye
weñenta “speaker” agnt.m

sg pl

nom weñenta

gen weñentaṃts

loc weñentänne

	sg
nom	weñiye
acc	weñiye

	sg	pl
nom	weñenta
gen		weñentaṃts
loc		weñentänne

weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.prs9a

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
1	weṣṣim, weskau, weskau-ne	weskem		weskemar
2	weṣṣit, west, west-meśc	weścer		westär
3	weṣṣi, weṣṣäṃ, weṣṣäṃ-ne, weṣṣäṃ-neśc, weṣṣäṃ-meśc	weṣyeṃ, weskeṃ, weskeṃ-neś, weskeṃ-ne	westeṃ	westär, westär-me	weskentär

weṣṣeñca “speaking, saying” ptcp.prs9a

sg.m sg.f pl.m pl.f

nom weṣṣeñca weṣṣeñca weṣṣeñcañ weṣṣeñcañ

acc weṣṣeñcai weṣṣeñcai

gen weṣṣeñcantse weṣṣeñcantse

comit weṣeñcaimpa weṣeñcaimpa
weṣṣälle “to be said” part.prs9a

sg.m pl.f

nom weṣṣälle weṣṣällona

acc weṣṣällona
weskemane “speaking, saying, telling” part.prs9a

sg.m sg.f pl.m pl.f

nom weskemane weskemane weskemane weskemane

acc weskemane weskemane weskemane weskemane

gen weskemanentse weskemanentse

weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.subj

sg.act pl.act

1 weñim, weñau, weñau-c, weñau-ne, weñau-me weñem

2 went, went-meścä weñcer

3 weñi, weṃ, weñ-c weñeṃ, weñeṃ-ne
- welñe “speech” abstr.m.subj
  
  sg pl
  
  nom welñe welñenta
  
  acc welñe welñenta
  
  gen welñentse
  
  loc welñene
  
  abl welñemeṃ
  
  perl welyñesa
  
  all welñeśc
  - welñeṣṣe “pertaining to the sayings” subj
    
    sg.m pl.m
    
    nom welñeṣṣe
    
    acc welñeṣṣe welñeṣṣeṃ
- wentsi “to say, speak, saying, speaking” inf.n.subj
  
  sg
  
  nom wentsi
  
  acc wentsi
weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.pret1

sg.act

3 weñā-ne, weñā-me
weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.pret5

sg.act pl.act pl.mid

1 weñāwa weñām

2 weñāsta wñās

3 weña-neś, weña-meś, weña, wña-neś, weñā-meś weñāre, wñār-ne, weñāre-ne, weñāre-neś, weñār-meś weñānte
- weweñu “having spoken” part.pret5
  
  sg.m pl.m
  
  nom weweñoṣ, weweñu weweñoṣ
  
  acc weweñoṣ weweñoṣäṃ, weweñoṣ
  - weweñor “saying” abstr.pret5
    
    sg
    
    nom weweñor
    
    acc weweñor
    
    abl weweñormeṃ
weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.imp5

sg.act pl.act

2 poñ poñes

	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
nom	weṣṣeñca	weṣṣeñca	weṣṣeñcañ	weṣṣeñcañ
acc	weṣṣeñcai	weṣṣeñcai
gen	weṣṣeñcantse	weṣṣeñcantse
comit	weṣeñcaimpa	weṣeñcaimpa

	sg.m	pl.f
nom	weṣṣälle	weṣṣällona
acc		weṣṣällona

	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
nom	weskemane	weskemane	weskemane	weskemane
acc	weskemane	weskemane	weskemane	weskemane
gen	weskemanentse	weskemanentse

	sg.act	pl.act
1	weñim, weñau, weñau-c, weñau-ne, weñau-me	weñem
2	went, went-meścä	weñcer
3	weñi, weṃ, weñ-c	weñeṃ, weñeṃ-ne

	sg	pl
nom	welñe	welñenta
acc	welñe	welñenta
gen	welñentse
loc	welñene
abl	welñemeṃ
perl	welyñesa
all	welñeśc

	sg.m	pl.m
nom	welñeṣṣe
acc	welñeṣṣe	welñeṣṣeṃ

	sg
nom	wentsi
acc	wentsi

	sg.act
3	weñā-ne, weñā-me

	sg.act	pl.act	pl.mid
1	weñāwa	weñām
2	weñāsta	wñās
3	weña-neś, weña-meś, weña, wña-neś, weñā-meś	weñāre, wñār-ne, weñāre-ne, weñāre-neś, weñār-meś	weñānte

	sg.m	pl.m
nom	weweñoṣ, weweñu	weweñoṣ
acc	weweñoṣ	weweñoṣäṃ, weweñoṣ

	sg
nom	weweñor
acc	weweñor
abl	weweñormeṃ

	sg.act	pl.act
2	poñ	poñes

Occurrences

weskau

1	IOL Toch 5 b6	lakl= a(ñma)b6ntse ; ñiś	weskau	; deśit tākoy-ñä 10-5
2	IOL Toch 45 a1	(brā)a1hmaṇaṃ hi tam	w(eskau)	/// a2 saṃgrāmaji
3	IOL Toch 58 a5	/// – ce-k wärñai	weskau	• kärtse wa(t) yo(lo)
4	PK AS 7C b3	rassalñe b3 tun;tse	weskau	: 10-7 se(ṃ) t(u)-yäknesa
5	PK NS 58 a4	• weskemane aiśträ waike	weskau	• postäṃ aiśträ waike
6	PK NS 58 a6	a6 /// (ai)ś(trä) waike	weskau	weṣnak cau wäntare •
7	PK NS 101 a3	ñake ci tsamo kartse	weskau	tāl· /// a4
8	THT 19 a7	(50-3) (we)ña hastake ;	weskau	saim wästa ; – – –
9	THT 19 a7	tīrthi yūkaṃ ; tusa	weskau	; mā (waike) (•)
10	THT 78 a6	te= yśimar ; waike	weskau	– – (keri)yemane araṇemi walo
11	THT 128 a6	·essu • aus(pa) te	wes(k)au	; /// a7 –
12	THT 128 b5	; pälskosa cī ;	weskau	mapi ; mārsat te
13	THT 336 b1	we /// b1 wai(k)e	(w)e(sk)au	weskemane aiśträ waike ///
14	THT 336 b3	weskema(n)e (ai)śträ waike te	weskau	weṣn a /// b4
15	THT 354 b2	/// aurtsesa ṣ mā	(we)skau	• päklyauṣ /// b3
16	THT 596 a2	räknāśka m(ā) mäk(c)iya śīre	weskau	a3 /// – watkäskau
17	THT 596 a5	a5 /// ya käskor	weskau	mā alyek watkäskau kä
18	THT 1297 a2	lytsā : wäṣṣe mā	weskau	: ścire mā wesau
19	THT 1341 a3	pkwalñesa tesa ñäkt· te	wes(k)au	/// a4 (a)ñmaṣṣe mā
20	THT 1343.m b2	/// b2 /// maṃ	weskau	– /// b3 ///

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