Bhutan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu.

Pronunciation

/buːˈtɑːn/ /buːˈtæn/ bo͝otänʹ En-us-Bhutan.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Bhutan.wav

Word forms

Bhutan Bootan

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 Borrowed from French Bhoutan, from Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān), from Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta, “Tibet”, literally “end of Tibet”); probably ultimately from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”) + Sanskrit अन्त (anta, “end”). Traditionally considered to be derived via Sanskrit भोटान्त (bhoṭānta), but that word is probably a Prakritism.

Related words

Bhutanese Thimphu Countries of the world
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