[ 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).