خوتەن

Uyghur

Etymology

From Sanskrit गौस्तन (gaustana), गोस्थान (gosthāna) or गास्तन (gāstana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /χotɛn/

Proper noun

خوتەن • (xoten) (uncountable)

  1. Hotan (prefecture in Xinjiang; county-level city in Xinjiang; county in Xinjiang)

Derived terms
  • خوتەنلىك (xotenlik, “person from Hotan”)

Further reading
  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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