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Khitan small script

Khitan small script proper noun: a logographic and syllabaric script, used to write the Khitan language.

Proper noun

Khitan small script

  1. (historical) A logographic and syllabaric script, used to write the Khitan language.

Origin of Khitan small script

From Khitan + small + script, from a calque of Chinese 小字 (xiǎozì, “small script”), in reference to the script's comparatively small number of characters when contrasted with Khitan large script.

Questions about Khitan small script

What does Khitan small script mean?
Khitan small script means a logographic and syllabaric script, used to write the Khitan language.
What part of speech is Khitan small script?
Khitan small script is a proper noun.

Words near Khitan small script in the dictionary

  1. khit
  2. Khitai
  3. Khitais
  4. Khitan
  5. Khitan large script
  6. Khitan small script
  7. Khitanian
  8. Khitanic
  9. Khitanologist
  10. Khitanologists
  11. Khitanology

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