Tocharian

n. 吐火罗人；吐火罗语 a. 吐火罗人的

发音

UK /təuˈkɛəɹi.ən/
UK /təuˈkɑːɹi.ən/
US /toʊˈkɛɹi.ən/
US /toʊˈkɑɹi.ən/

词形变化

Tocharians 复数 Tocharians

别名

Toch. Tokharian

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria.

  2. 2.

    [from 20th c.] Any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to the Tochari (people of Bactria).

  2. 2.

    [from 20th c.] Of or pertaining to the Tocharian languages or the Tocharians of the Tarim Basin.

name
  1. 1.

    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.

    吐火罗语

    龟兹语

    语言学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

Indo-European

下位词 1

Kuchean

相关短语

Tocharian A 【语言学】吐火罗语A(吐火罗语东部方言) Tocharian B 【语言学】吐火罗语B(吐火罗语西部方言) East Tocharian [网络] 东To arian West Tocharian [网络] 西托卡尔人

词源

From Latin Tocharī + -ian, the first element deriving from Ancient Greek Τόχαροι (Tókharoi, “Tochari/Tukharas (an ancient people of Bactria)”), plural of Τόχαρος (Tókharos), probably from an Indo-Iranian source (Old Persian [script needed] (tuxāri-), Khotanese [script needed] (ttahvāra)); compare Sanskrit तुखार (tukhāra). When manuscripts in an unknown Indo-European language were discovered in the early 20th century in the Tarim Basin, scholars linked them to the Tochari/Tukharas mentioned in ancient sources. As a result, the language was called "Tocharian". However, most scholars now believe this identification was incorrect.

来源：wiktionary