tocharian
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2VERB + TOCHARIAN
love
TOCHARIAN + NOUN
b, independence, languages
Definitions
adj
Of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria).
We have now come to one of the great names in ancient Indian history, that of the Indo-Scythian prince Kanishka, whose conversion to the faith of Sâkya Muni gave a sudden impulse to the propagation of Buddhism, which rapidly spread its doctrines to the utmost bounds of the Tocharian dominion.
Hyrcanian and Tocharian independence, b 613–4, b 619
[from 20th c.] Of or pertaining to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin.
noun
Any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria.
Beyond the Attaci or Attacores, the Thyrians and Tocharians do inhabit; yea, and the Caſirians, who now by this time belong to the Indians, & are a part of them.
The Moon presides over: […] Tocharians, […]
[from 20th c.] Any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages.
name
An extinct branch of the Indo-European language family, consisting of two languages, Tocharian A and Tocharian B, written in an abugida derived from Brahmi.
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6We have now come to one of the great names in ancient Indian history, that of the Indo-Scythian prince Kanishka, whose conversion to the faith of Sâkya Muni gave a sudden impulse to the propagation of
WiktionaryHyrcanian and Tocharian independence, b 613–4, b 619
WiktionaryBeyond the Attaci or Attacores, the Thyrians and Tocharians do inhabit; yea, and the Caſirians, who now by this time belong to the Indians, & are a part of them.
WiktionaryThe Moon presides over: […] Tocharians, […]
WiktionaryMeanwhile Bactria submitted to the Tochari of Western writers (Sanskrit, Tukhāra). They have been sometimes supposed to have been a branch of the Turkish tribes, while the Hiung-nu have been seen as M
WiktionaryI love the Tocharian languages.
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