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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024To•char•i•an (tō kâr′ē ən, -kär′-),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th centurya.d.
- Language Varietiesthe 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 froma.d.c600–c1000.
adj. - Language Varietiesof or pertaining to the Tocharians or their language.
Also, Tokharian. - Greek Tóchar(oi) a Central Asian people (thought to have been the language's speakers when its remains were first discovered) + -ian
- 1925–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Tocharian, Tokharian /tɒˈkɑːrɪən/ n - 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
Etymology: 20th Century: ultimately from Greek Tokharoi, name of uncertain origin |