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Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu.
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.
2024 July 4, Lilit Marcus, “This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?”, in CNN: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.
2024 January 10, “Former PM Tobgay’s party wins Bhutan parliamentary elections”, in EFE, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2024: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:[…]
[1763, “India Beyond the Ganges”, in A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences […] , volume II, London: W. Owen, →OCLC, page 1756, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootan | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Bhutanese · Bhutan Time · Bhutan pine · Bhutan cypress
Descendants
Bhutan · Purutāna · భూటాన్ · Butan · Butani · Bhutan · Bhutan · Butän · Bhutan · Μπουτάν · بھوٹان · Bhutan · Butan · בְּהוּטָן · بۇتان · Bútan · ڀوٽان · ഭൂട്ടാൻ · ਭੂਟਾਨ · בוטאַן · ブータン · Бута́н · Butan · Bútánì · Butani · Butan · ಭೂತಾನ್ · Bútáin · Bhutan · ભૂતાન · Yn Vootaan · Bhutan · Bhutan · Bhutan · 부탄 · Butani · Putāna · il-Butan · Bhwtan · بوتان · Bhutan · Bhutan · Bûtan · Butani · ພູຖານ · ܒܗܘܼܛܵܢ · Butano · Butão · Bhutan · بوټان · Bután · بُوتَان · ބޫޓާން · Bhutan · Bhutan · Butan · Bhutan · ภูฏาน · ဘူတန် · Bu-tan · பூட்டான் · Bhután · භූතානය
Relateds
Bhutanese · Thimphu · Countries of the world
Translations (119)
bo འབྲུག་ཡུལ (Himalayan country) · dv ބޫޓާން (Himalayan country) · mi Purutāna (Himalayan country) · th ภูฏาน (Himalayan country) · uk Бута́н (Himalayan country) · nrf Bhutan (Himalayan country) · sw Butani (Himalayan country) · ia Bhutan (Himalayan country) · da Bhutan (Himalayan country) · sh Bùtān (Himalayan country) · crh Butan (Himalayan country) · ast Bután (Himalayan country) · mr भूतान (Himalayan country) · te భూటాన్ (Himalayan country) · as ভূটান (Himalayan country) · bg Бута́н (Himalayan country) · bn ভুটান (Himalayan country) · tk Butan (Himalayan country) · sd ڀوٽان (Himalayan country) · sv Bhutan (Himalayan country) · fa بوتان (Himalayan country) · yue 不丹 (Himalayan country) · ms Bhutan (Himalayan country) · bn ভোট (Himalayan country) · hi भूटान (Himalayan country) · br Bhoutan (Himalayan country) · sq Butani (Himalayan country) · dz འབྲུག་ཡུལ (Himalayan country) · mk Бутан (Himalayan country) · mni ꯚꯨꯇꯥꯟ (Himalayan country) · oc Botan (Himalayan country) · ml ഭൂട്ടാൻ (Himalayan country) · sat ᱵᱷᱩᱴᱟᱱ (Himalayan country) · or ଭୁଟାନ (Himalayan country) · kam Butani (Himalayan country) · ab Бутан (Himalayan country) · bn ভোটদেশ (Himalayan country) · is Bútan (Himalayan country) · hy Բութան (Himalayan country) · ky Бутан (Himalayan country) · ga An Bhútáin (Himalayan country) · sa भोटाङ्ग (Himalayan country) · ota بوتان (Himalayan country) · mn Бутан (Himalayan country) · kk Бутан (Himalayan country) · cmn 不丹 (Himalayan country) · kln Butani (Himalayan country) · ha Bhutan (Himalayan country) · it Bhutan (Himalayan country) · pl Bhutan (Himalayan country) · ro Bhutan (Himalayan country) · mt il-Butan (Himalayan country) · lo ພູຖານ (Himalayan country) · nl Bhutan (Himalayan country) · kn ಭೂತಾನ್ (Himalayan country) · pt Butão (Himalayan country) · sh Бу̀та̄н (Himalayan country) · chr ᏊᏔᏂ (Himalayan country) · sa भोटान्त (Himalayan country) · cs Bhútán (Himalayan country) · ne भुटान (Himalayan country) · syl ꠜꠥꠐꠣꠘ (Himalayan country) · fr Bhoutan (Himalayan country) · aii ܒܗܘܼܛܵܢ (Himalayan country) · gu ભૂતાન (Himalayan country) · kmr Bûtan (Himalayan country) · lep ᰎᰥᰨᰜᰤᰦᰵ (Himalayan country) · ko 부탄 (Himalayan country) · tg Бутан (Himalayan country) · pa ਭੂਟਾਨ (Himalayan country) · lo ບູຕັງ (Himalayan country) · fo Butan (Himalayan country) · lv Butāna (Himalayan country) · ru Бута́н (Himalayan country) · ki Butan (Himalayan country) · es Bután (Himalayan country) · mi Putāna (Himalayan country) · ug بۇتان (Himalayan country) · tr Bhutan (Himalayan country) · hu Bhután (Himalayan country) · ha Butan (Himalayan country) · lt Butanas (Himalayan country) · ar بُوتَان (Himalayan country) · mer Butan (Himalayan country) · si භූතානය (Himalayan country) · gl Bután (Himalayan country) · my ဘူတန် (Himalayan country) · luo Butan (Himalayan country) · tt Бутан (Himalayan country) · uz Butan (Himalayan country) · id Bhutan (Himalayan country) · ja ブータン (Himalayan country) · de Bhutan (Himalayan country) · ur بھوٹان (Himalayan country) · dz བོདཤ་ཐཱན (Himalayan country) · km ប៊ូតង់ (Himalayan country) · be Бута́н (Himalayan country) · sk Bhután (Himalayan country) · el Μπουτάν (Himalayan country) · ba Бутан (Himalayan country) · fi Bhutan (Himalayan country) · vi Bu-tan (Himalayan country) · et Bhutan (Himalayan country) · af Bhoetan (Himalayan country) · ta பூட்டான் (Himalayan country) · he בְּהוּטָן (Himalayan country) · ca Bhutan (Himalayan country) · az Butan (Himalayan country) · nv Iiʼniʼ Tłʼiishtsoh bikéyah (Himalayan country) · nb Bhutan (Himalayan country) · cy Bhutan (Himalayan country) · eo Butano (Himalayan country) · yi בוטאַן (Himalayan country) · luy Butani (Himalayan country) · vo Butän (Himalayan country) · ka ბჰუტანი (Himalayan country) · gv Yn Vootaan (Himalayan country) · nn Bhutan (Himalayan country) · ps بوټان (Himalayan country)