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Tocharian
or To·khar·i·an
[ toh-kair-ee-uhn, -kahr- ]
noun
- a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- the language of the Tocharians, an extinct Indo-European language, having an eastern dialect Tocharian A and a western dialect Tocharian B, records of which date from a.d. c600–c1000.
adjective
- of or relating to the Tocharians or their language.
Tocharian
/ tɒˈkɑːrɪən /
noun
- a member of an Asian people with a complex material culture, sometimes thought to be of European origin, who lived in the Tarim Basin until overcome by the Uighurs around 800 ad
- the language of this people, known from records in a N Indian script of the 7th and 8th centuries ad . It belongs to the Indo-European family, is regarded as forming an independent branch, and shows closer affinities with the W or European group than with the E or Indo-Iranian group. The language is recorded in two dialects, known as Tocharian A and Tocharian B
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tocharian1
1925–30; < Greek Tóchar ( oi ) a Central Asian people (thought to have been the language's speakers when its remains were first discovered) + -ian
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tocharian1
C20: ultimately from Greek Tokharoi, name of uncertain origin
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