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tokharistan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tokharis-tan
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria.

Etymology

From Classical Persian تُخَارِسْتَان (tuxāristān), from تُخَار (tuxār, “Tokhar”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān), literally “land of the Tokhars”.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: تُخَارِسْتَان

Inflected Forms

Tukharistan (alternative) Tucharistan (alternative) Tokharestan (alternative) Tocharistan (alternative) Tocharestan (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Tokharistani

Questions

What does tokharistan mean?
A historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria.
Where does tokharistan come from?
From Classical Persian تُخَارِسْتَان (tuxāristān), from تُخَار (tuxār, “Tokhar”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān), literally “land of the Tokhars”.

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