kurkal

Tocharian A

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुल्गुलु (gulgulu), whence also Tocharian B kurkal.

Noun

kurkal

1. bdellium, the fragrant resin of some trees in the Commiphora genus, used as an aromatic or medicinal ingredient

Tocharian B

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुल्गुलु (gulgulu), whence also Tocharian A kurkal.

Noun

kurkal ?

1. bdellium, the fragrant resin of some trees in the Commiphora genus, used as an aromatic or medicinal ingredient

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kurkal”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 196