Tocharian

English

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).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təuˈkɛəɹi.ən/, /təuˈkɑːɹi.ən/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /toʊˈkɛɹi.ən/, /toʊˈkɑɹi.ən/

Proper noun

Tocharian

1. (linguistics) 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.

Derived terms

• Proto-Tocharian
• Tocharian A
• Tocharian B

Translations

language

• Armenian: թոխարերեն (hy) (tʻoxareren)
• Catalan: tokhari m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吐火罗语 (tǔhuǒluóyǔ), 龟兹语 (qiūcíyǔ)

• Dutch: Tochaars (nl)
• Finnish: tokaari (fi)
• French: tokharien (fr) m
• Georgian: ტოხარული (ṭoxaruli), ტოხარული ენა (ṭoxaruli ena), ტოხარული ენები (ṭoxaruli enebi)
• German: Tocharisch (de) n
• Irish: Tocáiris f
• Italian: tocario m
• Japanese: トカラ語 (トカラご, tokara-go)
• Kazakh: тоқар тілі (toqar tılı)
• Persian: تخاری (toxâri)
• Portuguese: tocariano (pt) m, tocário m
• Romanian: toharică (ro) f
• Russian: тохарский (ru) (toxarskij)
• Spanish: tocario (es) m
• Swedish: tokhariska (sv) c
• Turkish: Tohar dili, Toharca (tr)

Noun

Tocharian (plural Tocharians)

1. Any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke Tocharian.

Translations

person

• Armenian: թոխար (tʻoxar)
• Dutch: tochaar
• Finnish: tokaari (fi)
• Georgian: ტოხარი (ṭoxari)
• Irish: Tocárach m
• Italian: tocario m
• Kazakh: тоқар (toqar), тохар (toxar)
• Persian: تخاری sg (toxārī)
• Portuguese: tocariano (pt) m, tocário m
• Russian: тохарец m (toxarec)
• Spanish: tocario (es) m

Adjective

Tocharian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Tocharian or the Tocharians.

Translations

related to Tocharians

• Armenian: թոխարական (tʻoxarakan)
• Catalan: tokhari
• Dutch: tochaars
• Finnish: tokaarilainen (fi)
• French: tokharien (fr) m
• Georgian: ტოხარული (ṭoxaruli)
• German: tocharisch (de)
• Irish: Tocárach
• Kazakh: тоқар (toqar)
• Polish: tocharski (pl) m
• Portuguese: tocariano (pt) m, tocário m
• Romanian: toharic
• Russian: тохарский (ru) (toxarskij)
• Spanish: tocario (es)
• Swedish: tokharisk
• Turkish: tohar

Anagrams

• archontia