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Lhotshampa

Lhotshampa noun: a member of a heterogeneous Bhutanese people of Nepalese descent, native to southern Bhutan.

Noun

Lhotshampa (plural Lhotshampas or Lhotshampa)

  1. A member of a heterogeneous Bhutanese people of Nepalese descent, native to southern Bhutan.

Forms of Lhotshampa

pluralLhotshampas
pluralLhotshampa
alternative formLhotsampa

Origin of Lhotshampa

Borrowed from Dzongkha ལྷོ་མཚམས་པ (lho mtshams pa, literally “southern borderlander”).

Questions about Lhotshampa

What does Lhotshampa mean?
Lhotshampa means a member of a heterogeneous Bhutanese people of Nepalese descent, native to southern Bhutan.
What part of speech is Lhotshampa?
Lhotshampa is a noun.
What is the plural of Lhotshampa?
The plural of Lhotshampa is Lhotshampas.

Words near Lhotshampa in the dictionary

  1. Lhorong
  2. Lhotecký Šefel
  3. Lhotsampa
  4. Lhotsampas
  5. Lhotse
  6. Lhotshampa
  7. Lhotshampas
  8. LHP
  9. LHPs
  10. LHR
  11. LHRH

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