Tocharian

//təuˈkɛəɹi.ən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke Tocharian.
  2. 2
    a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium A.D. wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Tocharian or the Tocharians. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct branch of the Indo-European language family, consisting of two languages, Tocharian A and Tocharian B, written in an abugida derived from Brahmi.

Synonyms

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englishlanguagetocharesetocharictocharishturfanian

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"I love the Tocharian languages."

Etymology

From Latin Tochari + -ian, from Ancient Greek Τόχαροι (Tókharoi, “Kucheans”) (see Τόχαρος (Tókharos)), probably from an Indo-Iranian source (Old Persian [script needed] (tuxāri-), Khotanese [script needed] (ttahvāra)); compare Sanskrit तुखार (tukhāra).

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central asiaindo europeantocharian b

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