Tocharian

To·char·i·an

noun \tō-ˈker-ē-ən,-ˈkär-\

Definition of TOCHARIAN

1

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

2

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

Variants of TOCHARIAN

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

Origin of TOCHARIAN

Greek Tocharoi

First Known Use: 1926

Rhymes with TOCHARIAN

agrarian, Aquarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Canarian, Cancerian, cesarean, cnidarian, contrarian, grammarian, Hungarian, librarian, Maid Marian, ovarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sectarian, Sumerian, Tartarean, Tartarian, Tractarian, Wagnerian