Tocharian

American  

[toh-kair-ee-uhn, -kahr-] / toʊˈkɛər i ən, -ˈkɑr- /

Or Tokharian

noun

1. a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.

2. 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.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Tocharians or their language.

Tocharian British  

/ tɒˈkɑːrɪən /

noun

1. 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

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of Tocharian

1925–30; < Greek Tóchar ( oi ) a Central Asian people (thought to have been the language's speakers when its remains were first discovered) + -ian

Example Sentences

Both ideas suggest these people brought Tocharian, an extinct branch of Indo-European languages, to the region.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021

Records of 28 different languages have been found there, including Tocharian, unique to the region.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2011

The allusion to Indo-Europeans refers to the studies by G. Haloun and others concerning the Ta-Hsia, the later Yüeh-chih, and the Tocharian problem. p.

From A History of China by Eberhard, Wolfram

The allusion to Indo-Europeans refers to the studies by G. Haloun and others concerning the Ta-Hsia, the later Yüeh-chih, and the Tocharian problem. p.

From A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] by Eberhard, Wolfram