Punakha

Pu·na·kha
P3U1N1A1K5H4A1
UK, US/ˈpʊnəkə/

proper noun

A district and former capital city of Bhutan.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district and former capital city of Bhutan.

Origin

  1. dzསྤུ་ན་ཁ་
  2. EnglishPunakha

Borrowed from Dzongkha སྤུ་ན་ཁ་ (spu na kha).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 普那卡
  • 普那卡 (Pǔnàkà)district and former capital of Bhutan
Greek Πουνάκα
  • Πουνάκα (Pounáka)district and former capital of Bhutan
Hebrew פּוּנָקָה
  • פּוּנָקָה (punáka)district and former capital of Bhutan
Hindi पुनाखा
  • पुनाखा (punākhā)district and former capital of Bhutan
Japanese プナカ
  • プナカ (punaka)district and former capital of Bhutan
Korean 푸나카
  • 푸나카 (punaka)district and former capital of Bhutan
Cite this entry
APA

Punakha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Punakha

MLA

“Punakha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Punakha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Punakha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Punakha.

Source: Punakha on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.