Bhoutan

Bhoutan

1. Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)

• Boutan (obsolete)

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

• IPA^(key): /bu.tɑ̃/

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Bhoutan m

1. Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)

• → Breton: Bhoutan
• → English: Bhutan (see there for further descendants)
• → Khmer: ប៊ូតង់ (buutɑng)
• → Lao: ບູຕັງ (bū tang)