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Bactrian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbæktɹɪən/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Bactria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Bactrian From Bactria + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or from Bactria

Deriveds

Greco-Bactrian

Bactrian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbæktɹɪən/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Bactria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Bactrian From Bactria + -an.

Meanings

  1. A native or inhabitant of Bactria.
  2. A Bactrian camel
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Forms

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Bactrians Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Greco-Bactrian

Translations (8)

de Baktrer (a native or inhabitant of Bactria) · hi बाख़्त्री (a native or inhabitant of Bactria) · de Baktrerin (a native or inhabitant of Bactria) · fi baktrialainen (a native or inhabitant of Bactria) · sa बाह्लिक (a native or inhabitant of Bactria) · de Baktrier (a native or inhabitant of Bactria) · sa वाह्लिक (a native or inhabitant of Bactria) · de Baktrierin (a native or inhabitant of Bactria)

Bactrian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbæktɹɪən/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Bactria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Bactrian From Bactria + -an.

Meanings

  1. An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Bactrian terms · Bactrian camel

Translations (10)

fa بلخی (language) · tr Baktarça (language) · hi बाख़्त्री (language) · sv baktriska (language) · fa باختری (language) · ru бактрийский (language) · xbc αριαο (language) · hi बाख़्तरी (language) · fi baktria (language) · de Baktrisch (language)