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) and Old Chinese 月氏 (tokʷar, “Yuezhi”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təuˈkɛəɹi.ən/, /təuˈkɑːɹi.ən/
• IPA^(key): /toʊˈkɛɹi.ən/, /toʊˈkɑɹi.ən/

Proper noun

Tocharian

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.

Translations

language

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

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

• Dutch: tochaars
• Finnish: tokaari
• French: tokharien (fr) m
• German: Tocharisch n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: Tocáiris f
• Japanese: トカラ語 (トカラご, tokara-go)
• Kazakh: тоқар тілі (toqar tılı)
• Persian: تخاری (Toxâri)
• Portuguese: tocariano m, tocário m
• Romanian: toharică (ro) f
• Russian: тохарский (ru) (toxarskij)
• Spanish: tocario (es) m

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
• Irish: Tocárach m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Kazakh: тоқар (toqar)
• Portuguese: tocariano m, tocário m
• Russian: тохарец m (toxarec)

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
• French: tokharien (fr) m
• German: tocharisch (de)
• Irish: Tocárach
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Kazakh: тоқар (toqar)
• Polish: tocharski (pl) m
• Portuguese: tocariano m, tocário m
• Romanian: toharic
• Russian: тохарский (ru) (toxarskij)
• Spanish: tocario (es) m, tocaria f