TOCHARIAN


Meaning of TOCHARIAN in English

[ tə'kɛ:rɪən , -'kα:rɪən ]

■ noun

1》 a member of an ancient people of central Asia.

2》 either of two extinct languages spoken by the ~s.

■ adjective relating to the ~s or their languages.

Origin

from Fr. tocharien , via L. from Gk Tokharoi , the name of a Scythian tribe (almost certainly unrelated to the ~s).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.