Bactrian

English

Etymology

Bactria +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbæktɹɪən/

Noun

Bactrian (plural Bactrians)

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

a native or inhabitant of Bactria

• Finnish: baktrialainen
• German: Baktrier m, Baktrierin f, Baktrer m, Baktrerin f

Proper noun

Bactrian

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

Related terms

• Bactrian camel

Translations

language

• Bactrian: αριαο (ariao)
• Finnish: baktria
• German: Baktrisch (de) n
• Persian: باختری (fa), بلخی (balxi)
• Russian: бактрийский (ru) (baktrijskij)
• Swedish: baktriska c
• Turkish: Baktarça

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Bactrian terms

Anagrams

• Catbrain, anticrab