Bhoutan

Significat (English)

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

Synonyms

Royaume du Bhoutan

le Royaume du Bhoutan

le Bhoutan

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/bu.tɑ̃/

Etimologia (English)

Borrowed from nepalès: भुटान

Cognate with sànscrit: भोटान्त

In summary

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.