English Explanatory Dictionary

Khitan small script

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A logographic and syllabaric script, used to write the Khitan language.

Word forms

Khitan small script

Etymology

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.

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