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Thimphu en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /tɪmˈpuː/
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Etymology

Borrowed from Dzongkha ཐིམ་ཕུ (thim phu).

Meanings

1. The capital city of Bhutan.
   • Bhutan, the tiny 'Land of the Thunder Dragon' in South Asia, is a polar contrast to what one might associate with any of its closest neighbors, China, India, Nepal, or Bangladesh. For instance, Thimphu, its most populous city, is the only capital city in the world without a single traffic light. The city’s busiest intersection is still managed by a traffic policeman directing vehicles using flamboyant hand movements accentuated by his white gloves – apparently all the traffic intervention the 114,000 residents need. 2024 September 16, “A fledgling democracy, Bhutan aims for gender equality and public engagement in governing”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2024, Asia:
2. (metonymically) The capital city of Bhutan. ▸ The Bhutanese government.
3. A district of Bhutan.

Forms

Translations (86)

fr Thimphou (the capital of Bhutan) · te థింపూ (the capital of Bhutan) · ps تيمفو (the capital of Bhutan) · ur تھمپو (the capital of Bhutan) · gl Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · am ጢምጱ (the capital of Bhutan) · ky Тхимпху (the capital of Bhutan) · id Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ast Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · my ဆင်းဖု (the capital of Bhutan) · sh Timbu (the capital of Bhutan) · bg Тхимпху́ (the capital of Bhutan) · az Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ga Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · sh Тимбу (the capital of Bhutan) · be Тхімпху́ (the capital of Bhutan) · sh Timpu (the capital of Bhutan) · vi Thim-bu (the capital of Bhutan) · hu Timpu (the capital of Bhutan) · cs Thimbú (the capital of Bhutan) · sl Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · sk Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · et Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ko 팀부 (the capital of Bhutan) · hy Թհիմփհու (the capital of Bhutan) · ru Тхимпху́ (the capital of Bhutan) · he טְהִימְפְּהוּ (the capital of Bhutan) · th ทิมพู (the capital of Bhutan) · yi טהימפּהו (the capital of Bhutan) · mr थिंफू (the capital of Bhutan) · uk Тхі́мпху (the capital of Bhutan) · hi थिम्फू (the capital of Bhutan) · nb Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · or ଥିମ୍ପୁ (the capital of Bhutan) · kn ಥಿಂಪು (the capital of Bhutan) · pt Timfu (the capital of Bhutan) · gu થિમ્ફુ (the capital of Bhutan) · mn Тхимпху (the capital of Bhutan) · sh Тимпу (the capital of Bhutan) · cmn 廷布 (the capital of Bhutan) · is Timfú (the capital of Bhutan) · bn থিম্পু (the capital of Bhutan) · as থিম্ফু (the capital of Bhutan) · uz Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · sh Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · it Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · lo ທິມພູ (the capital of Bhutan) · bo ཐིམ་ཕུ (the capital of Bhutan) · nl Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · el Τιμπού (the capital of Bhutan) · ar تِيمْفُو (the capital of Bhutan) · tt Тхимпху (the capital of Bhutan) · pa ਥਿੰਫੂ (the capital of Bhutan) · tr Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ro Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ja ティンプー (the capital of Bhutan) · sv Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · tl Timbu (the capital of Bhutan) · my သင်ဖူ (the capital of Bhutan) · lv Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · uk Тхімпху́ (the capital of Bhutan) · ka თიმფუ (the capital of Bhutan) · lt Timpu (the capital of Bhutan) · tk Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ur تھمپھو (the capital of Bhutan) · chr ᏞᎻᏡ (the capital of Bhutan) · es Timbu (the capital of Bhutan) · af Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · sq Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ml തിംഫു (the capital of Bhutan) · de Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ms Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · ug تىمپۇ (the capital of Bhutan) · da Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · yue 廷布 (the capital of Bhutan) · dz ཐིམ་ཕུ (the capital of Bhutan) · ta திம்பு (the capital of Bhutan) · km ធីមភូ (the capital of Bhutan) · tg Тхимпху (the capital of Bhutan) · mk Тимбу (the capital of Bhutan) · kmr Thimphou (the capital of Bhutan) · pl Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · hi थिम्पू (the capital of Bhutan) · fi Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) · kk Тхимпху (the capital of Bhutan) · fa تیمفو (the capital of Bhutan)