"Tochare" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /tɔ.kaʁ/ Forms: Tochares [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Tocharus, from Ancient Greek Τόχαρος (Tókharos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|Tocharus}} Borrowed from Latin Tocharus, {{der|fr|grc|Τόχαρος}} Ancient Greek Τόχαρος (Tókharos) Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} Tochare m or f by sense (plural Tochares)
  1. Tokhar, Tocharian (any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: Tocharien, Tocharienne Derived forms: tocharien, Tocharien, Tocharienne

Inflected forms

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