thukpa
/tʊkpɑː/
thukpa noun: a Tibetan noodle soup.
Noun
thukpa (countable and uncountable, plural thukpas)
- A Tibetan noodle soup.
- Sometimes a little vegetables, sometimes a little meat, sometimes a little soup with noodles, tomatoes and cabbage. Thukpa they are calling it.1983, Andrew Harvey, A Journey in Ladakh
- The Sherpas helped us build a cooking fire at the end of the day, and then Norzin, Cherry from Sikkim, and I cooked Tibetan rice or flour soups called thukpas for the group of German, Thai, Indian, Australian, and British friends.2001, Namgyal Lhamo Taklha, Born in Lhasa, page 64
thukpa meaning in Marathi and Nepali
thukpa in Marathi
- Tibetan noodle soup
- थुकपा thukpā
thukpa in Nepali
- Tibetan noodle soup
- थुक्पा thukpā
Forms of thukpa
| plural | thukpas |
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Origin of thukpa
Borrowed from Tibetan ཐུག་པ (thug pa).
Questions about thukpa
- What does thukpa mean?
- Thukpa means a Tibetan noodle soup.
- What is thukpa in Marathi?
- Thukpa in Marathi is थुकपा (thukpā). See Thukpa meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is thukpa?
- Thukpa is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thukpa?
- Thukpa is pronounced /tʊkpɑː/.
- What is the plural of thukpa?
- The plural of thukpa is thukpas.
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