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Dzongkha

Syllables: Dzong·kha/ˈdzɒŋkə/

Dzongkha proper noun: the national language of Bhutan; Bhutanese.

Proper noun

Dzongkha

  1. The national language of Bhutan; Bhutanese.

Dzongkha meaning in Hindi, Assamese and Persian

Dzongkha in Hindi

national language of Bhutan
जोंगखा joṅgkhā

Dzongkha in Assamese

national language of Bhutan
ভূটীয়া bhutia, জং ভাষা zoṅ bhaxa

Dzongkha in Persian

national language of Bhutan
دزونگخا
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Dzongkha
རྫོང་ཁ rdzong kha

Origin of Dzongkha

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

Questions about Dzongkha

What does Dzongkha mean?
Dzongkha means the national language of Bhutan; Bhutanese.
What is Dzongkha in Hindi?
Dzongkha in Hindi is जोंगखा (joṅgkhā). See Dzongkha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Dzongkha?
Dzongkha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dzongkha?
Dzongkha is pronounced /ˈdzɒŋkə/.

Words near Dzongkha in the dictionary

  1. Dzogchen
  2. Dzomi
  3. dzomo
  4. dzomos
  5. dzong
  6. Dzongkha
  7. dzongkhag
  8. dzongkhags
  9. dzongpen
  10. dzongpens
  11. dzongpon

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