lät-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lat"

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *lut-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-; Cognates found in Ancient Greek ἐλεύσομαι (eleúsomai) and Ancient Greek ἦλθον (êlthon), Old Irish luid. Compare Tocharian A länt-.

Verb

lät-

1. to go out, come out, emerge
   • Nervānäś po aiwolyci mäskentär lnaskeṃ ostmeṃ.

     They all are directed to Nirvana and go out from the house (i.e., become monks).

Usage notes

Often found in the phrases ostmeṃ lät- (literally “leave home”), meaning “to become a (Buddhist) monk”, and ostmeṃ ltu (“Buddhist monk”). This term reflects the Sanskrit equivalent प्रव्रज्य (pravrajya​, “go forth”). Note that a similar expression, probably a calque, is also found in Chinese 出家 (chūjiā, “renounce the family to become a Buddhist monk or nun”).