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Thimphu

/tɪmˈpuː/

Thimphu proper noun: the capital city of Bhutan.

Proper noun

Thimphu

  1. The capital city of Bhutan.
    • 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....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. (metonymically) The Bhutanese government.
  2. A district of Bhutan.

Thimphu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Thimphu in Hindi

the capital of Bhutan
थिम्फू thimphū, थिम्पू thimpū

Thimphu in Tamil

the capital of Bhutan
திம்பு timpu

Thimphu in Marathi

the capital of Bhutan
थिंफू thimphū

Thimphu in Urdu

the capital of Bhutan
تھمپھو thimphū, تھمپو thimpū
More languagesFewer languages
Thimphu in Bengali
থিম্পু thimpu
Thimphu in Telugu
థింపూ thimpū
Thimphu in Malayalam
തിംഫു timphu
Thimphu in Kannada
ಥಿಂಪು thimpu
Thimphu in Punjabi
ਥਿੰਫੂ thimphū
Thimphu in Gujarati
થિમ્ફુ thimphu
Thimphu in Odia
ଥିମ୍ପୁ thimpu
Thimphu in Assamese
থিম্ফু thimphu
Thimphu in Pashto
تيمفو
Thimphu in Tagalog
Timbu
Thimphu in Arabic
تِيمْفُو timfū
Thimphu in Malay
Thimphu
Thimphu in Indonesian
Thimphu
Thimphu in Persian
تیمفو timfu
Thimphu in Thai
ทิมพู tim-puu
Thimphu in Vietnamese
Thim-bu
Thimphu in Myanmar
သင်ဖူ sanghpu, ဆင်းဖု hcang:hpu.
Dzongkha
ཐིམ་ཕུ thim phu

Forms of Thimphu

alternative formThimbu

Origin of Thimphu

Borrowed from Dzongkha ཐིམ་ཕུ (thim phu).

Words that rhyme with Thimphu

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Questions about Thimphu

What does Thimphu mean?
Thimphu means the capital city of Bhutan.
What is Thimphu in Hindi?
Thimphu in Hindi is थिम्फू (thimphū), थिम्पू (thimpū). See Thimphu meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Thimphu?
Thimphu is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thimphu?
Thimphu is pronounced /tɪmˈpuː/.

Words near Thimphu in the dictionary

  1. Thimbus
  2. thimerasol
  3. thimerosal
  4. Thimmesh
  5. Thimmeshes
  6. Thimphu
  7. thin
  8. thin air
  9. thin as a barber's cat
  10. thin as a rail
  11. thin as a rake

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