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Bactrian vs Kushan - What's the difference?

bactrian | kushan |

As nouns the difference between bactrian and kushan

is that bactrian is a person of bactria while kushan is (history) conventional name of a member of the dynasty that founded and ruled the kushan realm.

As proper nouns the difference between bactrian and kushan

is that bactrian is an extinct eastern iranian language which was spoken in the central asian region of bactria, also called tocharistan, in northern afghanistan while kushan is (history) conventional name of an ancient indo-scythian or tocharian realm in central asia and northern india.

As an adjective kushan is

(history) of or pertaining to the kushans or the kushan realm.

bactrian

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia Bactrian)
  • A person of Bactria.
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.
  • See also

    * (xbc)

    kushan

    English

    (Kushan Empire)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (history) conventional name of an ancient Indo-Scythian or Tocharian realm in Central Asia and Northern India
  • alternative name for Bactrian language being used by some scholars
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (history) conventional name of a member of the dynasty that founded and ruled the Kushan realm
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (history) of or pertaining to the Kushans or the Kushan realm