noun
( plural kho·ta·nese |kōt ə n|ēz, -ēs)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Khotan, region in Turkistan, central Asia + English -ese
: an Iranian language of central Asia found in documents from the eighth century to the tenth century
noun
( plural kho·ta·nese |kōt ə n|ēz, -ēs)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Khotan, region in Turkistan, central Asia + English -ese
: an Iranian language of central Asia found in documents from the eighth century to the tenth century
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012