adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Drukpa
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Bhutanese
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌbuːtəˈniːz/
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UK: /bʊˌtɑːˈniːz/
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rhymes with -iːz
name
Meaning 2
Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Drukpa
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Bhutanese Buddhists
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bhutani
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Tibetan བོད (bod)bor. Prakrit *𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*bhŏṭṭa) Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *h1éntrom Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hántram Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hántram Sanskrit अन्त्र (antra) Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1ontróm Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hāntrám Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hāntrám Sanskrit आ॒न्त्र (āntrá) Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀢 (aṃta) Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta)bor. Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān)bor. French Bhoutanbor. English Bhutan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Bhutanese From Bhutan + -ese.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: Bhoetaans — pertaining to Bhutan
- Afrikaans: Bhoetanees — pertaining to Bhutan
- Assamese: ভূটিয়া (bhutia) — pertaining to Bhutan
- Asturian: butanés — pertaining to Bhutan
- Bengali: ভুট্টি (bhuṭṭi) — pertaining to Bhutan
- Catalan: bhutanès — pertaining to Bhutan
- Czech: bhútánský — pertaining to Bhutan
- Dutch: Bhutanees — pertaining to Bhutan
- Finnish: bhutanilainen — pertaining to Bhutan
- French: bhoutanais — pertaining to Bhutan
- Galician: butanés — pertaining to Bhutan
- German: bhutanisch — pertaining to Bhutan
- Greek: μπουτανέζικος (boutanézikos) — pertaining to Bhutan
- Hindi: भूटानी (bhūṭānī) — pertaining to Bhutan
- Irish: Bútánach — pertaining to Bhutan
- Marathi: भुतानी (bhutānī) — pertaining to Bhutan
- Norwegian Bokmål: bhutansk — pertaining to Bhutan
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bhutansk — pertaining to Bhutan
- Polish: bhutański — pertaining to Bhutan
- Portuguese: butanês — pertaining to Bhutan
- Romanian: bhutanez — pertaining to Bhutan
- Russian: бута́нский (butánskij) — pertaining to Bhutan
- Spanish: butanés — pertaining to Bhutan
- Swahili: Kibutani — pertaining to Bhutan
- Swedish: bhutanesisk — pertaining to Bhutan
- Ukrainian: бута́нський (butánsʹkyj) — pertaining to Bhutan
- Afrikaans: Bhoetaan — person from Bhutan
- Afrikaans: Bhoetanees — person from Bhutan
- Assamese: ভূটীয়া (bhutia) — person from Bhutan
- Asturian: butanés — person from Bhutan
- Asturian: butanesa — person from Bhutan
- Bengali: ভুট্টি (bhuṭṭi) — person from Bhutan
- Catalan: bhutanès — person from Bhutan
- Czech: Bhútánec — person from Bhutan
- Dutch: Bhutanees — person from Bhutan
- Dutch: Bhutanese — person from Bhutan
- Esperanto: butanano — person from Bhutan
- Esperanto: butananino — person from Bhutan
- Finnish: bhutanilainen — person from Bhutan
- French: Bhoutanais — person from Bhutan
- French: Bhoutanaise — person from Bhutan
- Galician: butanés — person from Bhutan
- German: Bhutaner — person from Bhutan
- German: Bhutanerin — person from Bhutan
- Greek: Μπουτανέζος (Boutanézos) — person from Bhutan
- Greek: Μπουτανέζα (Boutanéza) — person from Bhutan
- Hindi: भूटानी (bhūṭānī) — person from Bhutan
- Interlingua: bhutanese — person from Bhutan
- Irish: Bútánach — person from Bhutan
- Italian: bhutanese — person from Bhutan
- Italian: bhutanesi — person from Bhutan
- Marathi: भुतानी (bhutānī) — person from Bhutan
- Norwegian Bokmål: bhutaner — person from Bhutan
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bhutanar — person from Bhutan
- Polish: Bhutańczyk — person from Bhutan
- Polish: Bhutanka — person from Bhutan
- Portuguese: butanês — person from Bhutan
- Romanian: bhutanez — person from Bhutan
- Romanian: bhutaneză — person from Bhutan
- Russian: бута́нец (butánec) — person from Bhutan
- Russian: бута́нка (butánka) — person from Bhutan
- Spanish: butanés — person from Bhutan
- Spanish: butanesa — person from Bhutan
- Swahili: Mbutani — person from Bhutan
- Tibetan: འབྲུག་པ ('brug pa) — person from Bhutan
Real reading context