noun
or to·khar·i·an tōˈka(a)rēən, -kär-
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Latin Tochari + English -an
1. : a member of a people of advanced culture and presumably European origin dwelling in central Asia during the first millennium of the Christian era until overrun by the Uighurs
2.
a. : a language of central Asia known from documents from the seventh century A.D. and occurring in an eastern and a western dialect
b. : a branch of the Indo-European language family containing the Tocharian language — see indo-european languages table