Meanings
comparative more Bhutanese · superlative most Bhutanese
- Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people.
Synonyms: Drukpa
- Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan.
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.
2020, Simon Anholt, The Good Country Equation, page 52
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people.
nounA person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Tibetanབོད (bod)
- Prakrit*𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*bhŏṭṭa)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éntrom
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hántram
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hántram
- Sanskritअन्त्र (antra)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ontróm
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hāntrám
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hāntrám
- Sanskritआ॒न्त्र (āntrá)
- Prakrit𑀅𑀁𑀢 (aṃta)
- Prakrit𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta)
- Nepaliभुटान (bhuṭān)
- FrenchBhoutan
- EnglishBhutan
- EnglishBhutanese
Translations
Afrikaans Bhoetaans, Bhoetanees
- Bhoetaanspertaining to Bhutan
- Bhoetaneespertaining to Bhutan
- Bhoetaanperson from Bhutan
- Bhoetaneesperson from Bhutan
Bengali ভুট্টি, ভুট্টি
- ভুট্টি (bhuṭṭi)pertaining to Bhutan
- ভুট্টি (bhuṭṭi)person from Bhutan
Catalan bhutanès, bhutanès
- bhutanèspertaining to Bhutan
- bhutanèsperson from Bhutan
Czech bhútánský, Bhútánec
- bhútánskýpertaining to Bhutan
- Bhútánecperson from Bhutan
Dutch Bhutanees, Bhutanees
- Bhutaneespertaining to Bhutan
- Bhutaneesperson from Bhutan
- Bhutaneseperson from Bhutan
Esperanto butanano, butananino
- butananoperson from Bhutan
- butananinoperson from Bhutan
Finnish bhutanilainen, bhutanilainen
- bhutanilainenpertaining to Bhutan
- bhutanilainenperson from Bhutan
French bhoutanais, Bhoutanais
- bhoutanaispertaining to Bhutan
- Bhoutanaisperson from Bhutan
- Bhoutanaiseperson from Bhutan
German bhutanisch, Bhutaner
- bhutanischpertaining to Bhutan
- Bhutanerperson from Bhutan
- Bhutanerinperson from Bhutan
Greek μπουτανέζικος, Μπουτανέζος
- μπουτανέζικος (boutanézikos)pertaining to Bhutan
- Μπουτανέζος (Boutanézos)person from Bhutan
- Μπουτανέζα (Boutanéza)person from Bhutan
Hindi भूटानी, भूटानी
- भूटानी (bhūṭānī)pertaining to Bhutan
- भूटानी (bhūṭānī)person from Bhutan
Irish Bútánach, Bútánach
- Bútánachpertaining to Bhutan
- Bútánachperson from Bhutan
Italian bhutanese, bhutanesi
- bhutaneseperson from Bhutan
- bhutanesiperson from Bhutan
Norwegian Bokmål bhutansk, bhutaner
- bhutanskpertaining to Bhutan
- bhutanerperson from Bhutan
Polish bhutański, Bhutańczyk
- bhutańskipertaining to Bhutan
- Bhutańczykperson from Bhutan
- Bhutankaperson from Bhutan
Portuguese butanês, butanês
- butanêspertaining to Bhutan
- butanêsperson from Bhutan
Romanian bhutanez, bhutanez
- bhutanezpertaining to Bhutan
- bhutanezperson from Bhutan
- bhutanezăperson from Bhutan
Russian бута́нский, бута́нец
- бута́нский (butánskij)pertaining to Bhutan
- бута́нец (butánec)person from Bhutan
- бута́нка (butánka)person from Bhutan
Spanish butanés, butanés
- butanéspertaining to Bhutan
- butanésperson from Bhutan
- butanesaperson from Bhutan
Swahili Kibutani, Mbutani
- Kibutanipertaining to Bhutan
- Mbutaniperson from Bhutan
Swedish bhutanesisk
- bhutanesiskpertaining to Bhutan
Ukrainian бута́нський
- бута́нський (butánsʹkyj)pertaining to Bhutan
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Bhutanese
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Bhutanese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhutanese
“Bhutanese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhutanese. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bhutanese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhutanese.
Source: Bhutanese on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.