تخارستان

Persian

Alternative forms

طخارستان (tuxāristān / toxârestân)

Etymology

From (tuxār, “Tokhar”) +‎ (-istān), literally “land of the Tokhars”.

Compare Bactrian Τοχοαραστανο (Tokhoarastano).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tu.xaː.ris.ˈtaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊ.xɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊ.xɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.xɔː.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰo.xɒː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰu.χɔ.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	tuxāristān
Dari reading^?	tuxāristān
Iranian reading^?	toxârestân
Tajik reading^?	tuxoriston

Proper noun

تخارستان • (tuxāristān / toxârestân) (Tajik spelling Тухористон)

Tokharistan (a historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria)

Descendants

→ Arabic: طُخَارِسْتَان (ṭuḵāristān)
- → Ottoman Turkish: طخارستان (tuharistan)
  - Turkish: Tuharistan/Toharistan