Bhutanese

Bhutanese

See also: bhutanese

English

Etymology

From Bhutan +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bu.təˈniːz/

• Audio (southern England)

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• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

Bhutanese (plural Bhutanese)

1. A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.

Translations

person from Bhutan

Assamese: ভূটীয়া (bhutia) Bengali: ভুট্টি (bn) (bhuṭṭi) Catalan: bhutanès m Czech: Bhútánec (cs) m Dutch: Bhutanees (nl) m, Bhutanese (nl) f Esperanto: butanano m, butananino f Finnish: bhutanilainen (fi) French: Bhoutanais (fr) m, Bhoutanaise (fr) f Galician: butanés (gl) German: Bhutaner (de) m, Bhutanerin (de) f Greek: Μπουτανέζος (el) m (Boutanézos), Μπουτανέζα (el) f (Boutanéza) Interlingua: bhutanese Irish: Bútánach m Italian: bhutanese m or f, bhutanesi pl Marathi: भुतानी (bhutānī) Norwegian: Bokmål: bhutaner m Nynorsk: bhutanar (nn) m Polish: Bhutańczyk (pl) m pers, Bhutanka (pl) f Portuguese: butanês (pt) m Romanian: bhutanez m, bhutaneză f Russian: бута́нец (ru) m (butánec), бута́нка f (butánka) Spanish: butanés (es) m, butanesa (es) f Swahili: Mbutani (sw) Tibetan: འབྲུག་པ ('brug pa)

Adjective

Bhutanese (comparative more Bhutanese, superlative most Bhutanese)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people.

Synonyms

• Drukpa

Translations

pertaining to Bhutan

Assamese: ভূটিয়া (bhutia) Bengali: ভুট্টি (bn) (bhuṭṭi) Catalan: bhutanès Czech: bhútánský (cs) Dutch: Bhutanees (nl) Finnish: bhutanilainen (fi) French: bhoutanais (fr) Galician: butanés (gl) German: bhutanisch (de) Greek: μπουτανέζικος (el) (boutanézikos) Irish: Bútánach Marathi: भुतानी (bhutānī) Norwegian: Bokmål: bhutansk Nynorsk: bhutansk (nn) Polish: bhutański (pl) m Portuguese: butanês (pt) Romanian: bhutanez Russian: бута́нский (ru) (butánskij) Spanish: butanés (es) Swahili: Kibutani Swedish: bhutanesisk (sv)

Proper noun

Bhutanese

1. Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan.
   • 2020, Simon Anholt, The Good Country Equation (page 52)

     Very conveniently for those of us who don't speak Bhutanese, nearly everybody in Bhutan speaks perfect British English since it is the language of instruction in their schools.