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