Thimphu

T1H4I1M3P3H4U1
/tɪmˈpuː/

proper noun

The capital city of Bhutan.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Thimbu

  1. The capital city of Bhutan.
    1 more example

    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
    1. metonymicallyThe Bhutanese government.

Origin

  1. dzཐིམ་ཕུ
  2. dzཐིམ་ཕུ
  3. EnglishThimphu

Borrowed from Dzongkha ཐིམ་ཕུ (thim phu).

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Translations

Afrikaans Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Arabic تِيمْفُو
  • تِيمْفُو (timfū)the capital of Bhutan
Bengali থিম্পু
  • থিম্পু (thimpu)the capital of Bhutan
Bulgarian Тхимпху́
  • Тхимпху́ (Thimphú)the capital of Bhutan
Chinese Cantonese 廷布
  • 廷布 (ting⁴ bou³)the capital of Bhutan
Chinese Mandarin 廷布
  • 廷布 (Tíngbù)the capital of Bhutan
Czech Thimbú
  • Thimbúthe capital of Bhutan
Danish Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Dutch Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Estonian Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Finnish Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
French Thimphou
  • Thimphouthe capital of Bhutan
German Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Greek Τιμπού
  • Τιμπού (Timpoú)the capital of Bhutan
Hebrew טְהִימְפְּהוּ
  • טְהִימְפְּהוּthe capital of Bhutan
Hindi थिम्फू, थिम्पू
  • थिम्फू (thimphū)the capital of Bhutan
  • थिम्पू (thimpū)the capital of Bhutan
Hungarian Timpu
  • Timputhe capital of Bhutan
Icelandic Timfú
  • Timfúthe capital of Bhutan
Indonesian Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Irish Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Italian Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Japanese ティンプー
  • ティンプー (Tinpū)the capital of Bhutan
Korean 팀부
  • 팀부 (Timbu)the capital of Bhutan
Latvian Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Lithuanian Timpu
  • Timputhe capital of Bhutan
Malay Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Norwegian Bokmål Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Persian تیمفو
  • تیمفو (timfu)the capital of Bhutan
Polish Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Portuguese Timfu
  • Timfuthe capital of Bhutan
Punjabi ਥਿੰਫੂ
  • ਥਿੰਫੂ (thimphū)the capital of Bhutan
Romanian Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Russian Тхимпху́
  • Тхимпху́ (Tximpxú)the capital of Bhutan
Slovak Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Spanish Timbu
  • Timbuthe capital of Bhutan
Swedish Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Tagalog Timbu
  • Timbuthe capital of Bhutan
Tamil திம்பு
  • திம்பு (timpu)the capital of Bhutan
Thai ทิมพู
  • ทิมพู (tim-puu)the capital of Bhutan
Turkish Thimphu
  • Thimphuthe capital of Bhutan
Ukrainian Тхімпху́, Тхі́мпху
  • Тхімпху́ (Tximpxú)the capital of Bhutan
  • Тхі́мпху (Txímpxu)the capital of Bhutan
Urdu تھمپھو, تھمپو
  • تھمپھو (thimphū)the capital of Bhutan
  • تھمپو (thimpū)the capital of Bhutan
Vietnamese Thim-bu
  • Thim-buthe capital of Bhutan
Yiddish טהימפּהו
  • טהימפּהו (thimphu)the capital of Bhutan

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Thimphu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thimphu

MLA

“Thimphu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thimphu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thimphu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thimphu.

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