Kho·ta·nese (k  t -n z , -ns)n. A Middle Iranian language preserved in Buddhist and secular documents from eastern Chinese Turkistan that date from about the fifth through the tenth century a.d. [After Khotan, ancient kingdom centered around modern Hetian (Xinjiang Uygur), where the language was spoken, from Khotanese Hvatana-; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.] |
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