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adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Sometimes (more narrowly) pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Usage: not-comparable
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name
The Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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noun
A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Bhutanese
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History
Borrowed from Dzongkha and Tibetan འབྲུག་པ ('brug pa, “Bhutanese”). derived from the Tibetan words for "Dragon" (འབྲུག, druk) and "person" (pa).
