Bhutanese

From Bhutan +‎ -ese.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bu.təˈniːz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːz

Bhutanese (comparative more Bhutanese, superlative most Bhutanese)

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

   Synonym: Drukpa

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.

Bhutanese (plural Bhutanese)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.

   Synonym: Drukpa

As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Bhutanese", "writing about Bhutanese cuisine as a Bhutanese") is uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Bhutanese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Bhutanese cuisine as a Bhutanese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun.