bhutan
/buːˈtɑːn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.09 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu.
Example Sentences
- "INDIA BEYOND THE GANGES, is a country bounded by Thibet and Boutan on the north ; by China, Tonquin, and Cochin China on the eaſt ; by the Indian Ocean on the ſouth ; and by the hither India , the bay of Bengal, and the Straits of Malacca on the weſt:[…]"
- "The problems for Bhutan, a country largely dependent on tourism but that has imposed restrictions to prevent environmental destruction, began worsening since the coronavirus pandemic. The mountainous and isolated kingdom has opted in recent years for a timid openness but remains firm in its desire to avoid mass tourism and to preserve an identity shaped, compared to other minorities, around the traditions of the Tibetan-origin ‘Drukpa’ ethnic group, which professes Mahayana Buddhism."
- "Most foreigners who have heard of Bhutan know two things: the country charges international visitors a $100/day sustainable development fee (aka tourist tax), and that it is the birthplace of the Gross National Happiness Index, a system intended to look after the well-being of citizens and the environment."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: भुटान, 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢, བོད, अन्त