Bhutanese

See also: bhutanese

English

Etymology

From Bhutan +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bu.təˈniːz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːz

Adjective

Bhutanese (comparative more Bhutanese, superlative most Bhutanese)

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

   Synonym: Drukpa

Translations

pertaining to Bhutan

• Afrikaans: Bhoetaans, Bhoetanees
• Assamese: ভূটিয়া (bhutia)
• Asturian: butanés (ast)
• Bengali: ভুট্টি (bn) (bhuṭṭi)
• Catalan: bhutanès
• Czech: bhútánský (cs)
• Dutch: Bhutanees (nl)
• Finnish: bhutanilainen (fi)
• French: bhoutanais (fr)
• Galician: butanés (gl)
• German: bhutanisch (de)
• Greek: μπουτανέζικος (el) (boutanézikos)
• Irish: Bútánach
• Marathi: भुतानी (bhutānī)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bhutansk

  Nynorsk: bhutansk (nn)

• Polish: bhutański (pl) m
• Portuguese: butanês (pt)
• Romanian: bhutanez
• Russian: бута́нский (ru) (butánskij)
• Spanish: butanés (es)
• Swahili: Kibutani
• Swedish: bhutanesisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: бута́нський (butánsʹkyj)

Proper noun

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.

Noun

Bhutanese (plural Bhutanese)

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

   Synonym: Drukpa

Usage notes

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 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 used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.

Translations

person from Bhutan

• Afrikaans: Bhoetaan, Bhoetanees
• Assamese: ভূটীয়া (bhutia)
• Asturian: butanés (ast) m, butanesa (ast) f
• Bengali: ভুট্টি (bn) (bhuṭṭi)
• Catalan: bhutanès m
• Czech: Bhútánec (cs) m
• Dutch: Bhutanees (nl) m, Bhutanese (nl) f
• Esperanto: butanano m, butananino f
• Finnish: bhutanilainen (fi)
• French: Bhoutanais (fr) m, Bhoutanaise (fr) f
• Galician: butanés (gl)
• German: Bhutaner (de) m, Bhutanerin (de) f
• Greek: Μπουτανέζος (el) m (Boutanézos), Μπουτανέζα (el) f (Boutanéza)
• Interlingua: bhutanese
• Irish: Bútánach m
• Italian: bhutanese m or f, bhutanesi pl
• Marathi: भुतानी (bhutānī)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bhutaner m

  Nynorsk: bhutanar (nn) m

• Polish: Bhutańczyk (pl) m pers, Bhutanka (pl) f
• Portuguese: butanês (pt) m
• Romanian: bhutanez m, bhutaneză f
• Russian: бута́нец (ru) m (butánec), бута́нка f (butánka)
• Spanish: butanés (es) m, butanesa (es) f
• Swahili: Mbutani (sw)
• Tibetan: འབྲུག་པ ('brug pa)