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khitan small script

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
khi-tan s-mal-l- script
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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.

Frequently Paired Words

Khitan large script

Questions

What does khitan small script mean?
A logographic and syllabaric script, used to write the Khitan language.
Where does khitan small script come from?
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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