Dzongkha

Dzong·kha
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/ˈdzɒŋkə//ˈzɒŋkə/

proper noun

The national language of Bhutan; Bhutanese.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The national language of Bhutan; Bhutanese.

Origin

  1. dzong kha)
  2. EnglishDzongkha

Borrowed from Dzongkha རྫོང་ཁ (rdzong kha), from རྫོང (rdzong, “jong”) + ཁ (kha, “language”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 宗卡語 /宗卡语
  • 宗卡語 /宗卡语 (Zōngkǎyǔ)national language of Bhutan
Finnish dzongkha
  • dzongkhanational language of Bhutan
French dzongkha
  • dzongkhanational language of Bhutan
German Dzongkha
  • Dzongkhanational language of Bhutan
Hindi जोंगखा
  • जोंगखा (joṅgkhā)national language of Bhutan
Irish Seoinicis
  • Seoinicisnational language of Bhutan
Japanese ゾンカ語
  • ゾンカ語 (Zonka-go)national language of Bhutan
Korean 종카어
  • 종카어 (Jongka'eo)national language of Bhutan
Persian دزونگخا
  • دزونگخاnational language of Bhutan
Portuguese zoncá, butanês
  • zoncánational language of Bhutan
  • butanêsnational language of Bhutan
Russian дзонг-кэ́
  • дзонг-кэ́ (dzong-kɛ́)national language of Bhutan
Spanish dzongkha, butanés
  • dzongkhanational language of Bhutan
  • butanésnational language of Bhutan
Cite this entry
APA

Dzongkha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dzongkha

MLA

“Dzongkha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dzongkha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dzongkha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dzongkha.

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