Tocharian

noun To·char·i·an \tō-ˈker-ē-ən,-ˈkär-\

Definition of TOCHARIAN

a : a language of central Asia known from documents from the sixth to eighth centuries a.d.

b : a branch of the Indo-European language family containing Tocharian — see indo-european languages table

: a member of a people of presumably Indo-European speech dwelling in central Asia during the first millennium of the Christian era

To·char·i·an also To·khar·i·an \tō-ˈker-ē-ən,-ˈkär-\

Greek Tocharoi

First Known Use: 1926

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