adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/təʊˈkɛəɹi.ən/
Received-Pronunciation:/təʊˈkɑːɹi.ən/
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Of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: original sense
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
[from 20th c.] Of or pertaining to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin.
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name
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: Agnean, Kuchean, Proto-Tocharian, Tocharian A, Tocharian B
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noun
Meaning 4
Any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: original sense
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Tokhar, Tukhar, Tukhara
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
[from 20th c.] Any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: Agnean, Kuchean
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noun
Meaning 6
a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium A.D.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Narrower terms: Turfan, East Tocharian, Turfan dialect, Kuchean, West Tocharian, Kuchean dialect
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
طُخَارِيّ
(ṭuḵāriyy)
— of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
French:
tocharien
— of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
Hindi:
तुखार
(tukhār)
— of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
Dari:
تُخَارِی
(tuxārī)
— of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
Iranian Persian:
تُخاری
(toxâri)
— of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
Persian:
تُخَارِی
(tuxārī)
— of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
Russian:
тохарский
(toxarskij)
— of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
Tajik:
тухорӣ
(tuxori)
— of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria)
Armenian:
թոխարական
(tʻoxarakan)
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Catalan:
tokhari
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Dutch:
tochaars
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Finnish:
tokaarilainen
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
French:
tokharien
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Georgian:
ტოხარული
(ṭoxaruli)
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
German:
tocharisch
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Hindi:
तुखार
(tukhār)
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Irish:
Tocárach
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Kazakh:
тоқар
(toqar)
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Polish:
tocharski
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Portuguese:
tocariano
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Portuguese:
tocário
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Romanian:
toharic
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Russian:
тохарский
(toxarskij)
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Spanish:
tocario
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Swedish:
tokharisk
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Turkish:
tohar
— of or relating to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin
Armenian:
թոխարերեն
(tʻoxareren)
— language
Catalan:
tokhari
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
吐火羅語 /吐火罗语
(tǔhuǒluóyǔ)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
龜茲語 /龟兹语
(qiūcíyǔ)
— language
Dutch:
Tochaars
— language
Finnish:
tokaari
— language
French:
tokharien
— language
French:
agno-koutchéen
— language
Georgian:
ტოხარული
(ṭoxaruli)
— language
Georgian:
ტოხარული ენა
(ṭoxaruli ena)
— language
Georgian:
ტოხარული ენები
(ṭoxaruli enebi)
— language
German:
Tocharisch
— language
German:
Tocharische
— language
German:
tocharische Sprache
— language
Icelandic:
tokkaríska
— language
Irish:
Tocáiris
— language
Italian:
tocario
— language
Japanese:
トカラ語
(tokara-go)
— language
Kazakh:
тоқар тілі
(toqar tılı)
— language
Persian:
تخاری
(toxâri)
— language
Polish:
tocharski
— language
Portuguese:
tocariano
— language
Portuguese:
tocário
— language
Romanian:
toharică
— language
Russian:
тохарский
(toxarskij)
— language
Spanish:
tocario
— language
Swedish:
tokhariska
— language
Turkish:
Tohar dili
— language
Turkish:
Toharca
— language
Arabic:
طُخَارِيّ
(ṭuḵāriyy)
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Arabic:
طُخَارِيَّة
(ṭuḵāriyya)
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
French:
Tochare
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Ancient Greek:
Τόχαρος
(Tókharos)
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Latin:
Tocharus
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Dari:
تُخَار
(tuxār)
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Iranian Persian:
تُخار
(toxâr)
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Persian:
تُخَار
(tuxār)
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Sanskrit:
तुखार
(tukhāra)
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Tajik:
тухор
(tuxor)
— any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria — see also Tochari
Armenian:
թոխար
(tʻoxar)
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Dutch:
tochaar
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Finnish:
tokaari
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Georgian:
ტოხარი
(ṭoxari)
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Irish:
Tocárach
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Italian:
tocario
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Kazakh:
тоқар
(toqar)
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Kazakh:
тохар
(toxar)
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Persian:
تخاری
(toxâri)
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Portuguese:
tocariano
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Portuguese:
tocário
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Russian:
тохарец
(toxarec)
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
Spanish:
tocario
— any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages
