māka

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Tocharian B

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *mākā, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (whence Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), compare also Sanskrit मह (mahá), Persian مه, Latin magnus, Albanian madh (large)[1]). Compare Tocharian A māk.

Adjective

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māka

  1. many, much
  2. large

Adverb

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māka

  1. very much, a lot

References

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  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.