Tocharian
/toʊˈkɛɹi.ən//təʊˈkɛəɹi.ən/
Tocharian adjective: of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria).
Adjective
Tocharian
- Of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria).
- We have now come to one of the great names in ancient Indian history, that of the Indo-Scythian prince Kanishka, whose conversion to the faith of Sâkya Muni gave a sudden impulse to the propagation of Buddhism, which rapidly spread its doctrines to the utmost bounds of the Tocharian dominion.1871, Alexander Cunningham, Archæological Survey of India, volume 2, Shimla, page 67
- Hyrcanian and Tocharian independence, b 613–4, b 6191890, D. O. Kellogg, editor, The Encyclopædia Britannica, Index, Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart Co., page 689
- [from 20th c.] Of or pertaining to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin.
Noun
Tocharian (plural Tocharians)
- Any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria.
- Beyond the Attaci or Attacores, the Thyrians and Tocharians do inhabit; yea, and the Caſirians, who now by this time belong to the Indians, & are a part of them.1634, C. Plinius Secundus, The Historie of the World, volume 1, page 124
- The Moon presides over: […] Tocharians, […]1871, H. Kern, “The Bṛhat-Saṅhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira.”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, page 232
- [from 20th c.] Any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages.
Proper noun
Tocharian
- 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.
Tocharian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit and Arabic
Tocharian in Hindi
- of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
- तुखार tukhār
- of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
- तुखार tukhār
Tocharian in Tamil
- தொக்காரியம், தொக்காரிய மொழி சார்ந்த
Tocharian in Sanskrit
- any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
- तुखार tukhāra
Tocharian in Arabic
- of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
- طُخَارِيّ ṭuḵāriyy
- any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
- طُخَارِيّ ṭuḵāriyy, طُخَارِيَّة ṭuḵāriyya
More languagesFewer languages
- Tocharian in Persian
- تخاری toxâri
Synonyms of Tocharian
Forms of Tocharian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative abbreviation | Toch. |
| alternative form | Tokharian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Tocharians |
Origin of Tocharian
From Latin Tocharī + -ian, the first element deriving from Ancient Greek Τόχαροι (Tókharoi, “Tochari/Tukharas (an ancient people of Bactria)”), plural of Τόχαρος (Tókharos), probably from an Indo-Iranian source (Old Persian [script needed] (tuxāri-), Khotanese [script needed] (ttahvāra)); compare Sanskrit तुखार (tukhāra). When manuscripts in an unknown Indo-European language were discovered in the early 20th century in the Tarim Basin, scholars linked them to the Tochari/Tukharas mentioned in ancient sources. As a result, the language was called "Tocharian". However, most scholars now believe this identification was incorrect.
Words formed from Tocharian
Phrases with Tocharian
Words that rhyme with Tocharian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
- antilapsarian
Questions about Tocharian
- What does Tocharian mean?
- Tocharian means of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria).
- What is Tocharian in Hindi?
- Tocharian in Hindi is तुखार (tukhār). See Tocharian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Tocharian?
- Tocharian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Tocharian?
- Tocharian is pronounced /təʊˈkɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
Words near Tocharian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Tocharian (page history and authors); Tocharian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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