TangutPronunciation: /ˈtaŋguːt/Definition of Tangut noun (plural same or Tanguts) 1a member of a Tibetan people who established a kingdom in NW China and western Inner Mongolia from the late 10th to the mid 13th centuries. 2 [mass noun] the extinct language of the Tangut. adjective relating to the Tangut or their language. Origin:apparently from Mongolian, from Chinese Dǎng Xiàng