Tokharian
[ toh-kair-ee-uh n, -kahr- ]
/ toʊˈkɛər i ən, -ˈkɑr- /
noun
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Tocharian
or To·khar·i·an
[ toh-kair-ee-uh n, -kahr- ]
/ toʊˈkɛər i ən, -ˈkɑr- /
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.
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
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Example sentences from the Web for tokharian
He also identifies them with the red-haired, blue-eyed people of the Chotscho frescoes and the speakers of the Tokharian language.
British Dictionary definitions for tokharian (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for tokharian (2 of 2)
Tocharian
Tokharian
/ (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
Word Origin for Tocharian
C20: ultimately from Greek Tokharoi, name of uncertain origin
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