/toh kair"ee euhn, -kahr"-/ , n.
1. a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century A.D.
2. the language of the Tocharians, an extinct Indo-European language, having an eastern dialect (Tocharian A) and a western dialect (Tocharian B) , records of which date from A.D. c600-c1000.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the Tocharians or their language.
Also, Tokharian .
[ 1925-30; Tóchar ( oi ) a Central Asian people (thought to have been the language's speakers when its remains were first discovered) + -IAN ]