Meanings
proper noun
- rareThe language or script of the Tangut people.
The adjective, by the way, seems to have come after the noun in Tangutan, like it usually does in Tibetan.
1897, S. W. Bushell, “The Hsi Hsia Dynasty of Tangut, their Money and Peculiar Script”, in Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, volume 30, number 1, page 155
adjectiveTangutan (not generally comparable, comparative more Tangutan, superlative most Tangutan)
comparative more Tangutan · superlative most Tangutan
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Tangut people, language or script.
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Cite this entry
APA
Tangutan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tangutan
MLA
“Tangutan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tangutan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tangutan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tangutan.
Source: Tangutan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.