yoko

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Meaning:	“thirst, desire”
Word class:	noun
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	yoke
Lexeme variants:	yoko
Number:	singular
Case:	nominative
Gender:	feminine
Inflection class:
Nom. sg. (masc.):	-iye; -o
Obl. sg. (masc.):	-ai
Nom. pl. (masc.):	-aiñ

Paradigm

	sg	pl	du
nom	yoko, yokīye
voc
acc	yokai	yokaiṃ
gen
loc
comit
inst
abl
perl	yokaisa
all		yokainäśc
caus

Lexeme family

• yok-
  • yoko “thirst, desire” f

    	sg	pl
    nom	yoko, yokīye
    acc	yokai	yokaiṃ
    perl	yokaisa
    all		yokainäśc

    • yokaitse “thirsty”

      	sg.m
      nom	yokaitse

  • yok- “to drink” gv
    • yokänta “drinker”

      	sg	pl
      nom	yokänta	yokäntañ

    • yok- “to drink” gv.prs1

      	sg.act
      2	yokt
      3	yokäṃ, yokan-me

      • yokalle “to be drunk” part.prs1

        	sg.m
        nom	yokalle

      • yokamane “drinking” part.prs1

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	yokamane	yokamane	yokamane	yokamane
        acc	yokamane	yokamane	yokamane	yokamane

    • yok- “to drink” gv.subj1

      	sg.act
      1	yoku, yoku-c

      • yoktsi “drinking, drink” inf.n.subj1

        	sg	pl
        nom	yoktsi	yoktsanma
        acc	yoktsi	yoktsanma
        loc	yoktsine
        perl	yoktsisa

      • yokalyñe “drinking” abstr.n.subj1

        	sg
        nom	yokalyñe
        acc	yokalyñe
        abl	yokalyñemeṃ

    • yok- “to drink” gv.pret6

      	sg.act
      3	yāś, yaśa-c

Occurrences

yoko

1	PK AS 5A b5	cmela(ne) 18σ (tṛṣṇāvārgsa) ;	(yo)b6(ko)	kest ; mā ṣp
2	PK AS 7J b2	(cmelane) ; (makā-yäkne) (ce)b2w	yoko	; krāsäṣṣäṃ ṣek :
3	PK AS 15B a5	a5 ntuk(n)e ॥ kaun	yoko	ywārc meñ yoko ///
4	PK AS 15B a5	kaun yoko ywārc meñ	yoko	/// a6 yetweṣṣi
5	PK NS 53 a1	ma lakl(e) w(arpal)y(e) (•)	yoko	mäksāu ykāssäṃñ(e)ṣṣa y(o)ko •
6	PK NS 53 a1	(•) yoko mäksāu ykāssäṃñ(e)ṣṣa	y(o)ko	• ersnāa2ṣṣa yoko •
7	PK NS 53 a2	ykāssäṃñ(e)ṣṣa y(o)ko • ersnāa2ṣṣa	yoko	• snai e(rsnāṣ)ṣa yoko
8	PK NS 53 a2	yoko • snai e(rsnāṣ)ṣa	yoko	• eṅkalñe mäksu •
9	PK NS 53 b1	• pyāpyai ritalñe ra	y(oko)	– – – – – – – – – – – – b2 pākri nesalle
10	PK NS 53 b6	• (sāṃtke) (rita)lñe ra	yoko	• pile(n)e sā(ṃtk)e (laupa)lñe
11	THT 4 a2	: teki ktsaitsñe kes	yoko	; toṃ ñya(tsenta) 3σ
12	THT 11 a4	wawāyaṣ ; yāmo(rntan)ts(o) (80-7)	(yo)k(o)	ṣarm ; makalñetsa ;
13	THT 11 a8	; śkwarya tākaṃ :	(yoko)	(kau)tsiś ; etsuwai ;
14	THT 220 b1	piś cmela • kest	yoko	preteṃts ; pwārṣṣe lakle
15	THT 514 a1	/// s{†ä} nai wask(a)mñe	yoko	/// a2 /// vidūṣake