Persian · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History
Khutan
ख़ुतन
said khu-tan
also written: khotan, khotaan, khutun
Meaning
Khotan, the Central Asian land famed for its musk-deer; emblem of fragrance and of the dark-eyed beauties of Tartary.
Related words
TURKISH
Tartar
The Tartars (Tatars) of Central Asia, famed in verse for the musk of their region and for their ferocious warriors; the type of the wild marauder.
PERSIAN
Mushk
Musk; the dark, intensely fragrant secretion of the musk-deer.
PERSIAN
Chin
China, in verse the land of fine painting and idols (the Chinese temple) and, with Khotan, of beauty and musk; emblem of the distant, exquisite East.