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Wangchuck

Syllables: Wang·chuckUK/ˈwɒŋ.tʃʌk/US/ˈwɑːŋ.tʃʌk/

Wangchuck proper noun: a surname from Dzongkha, best known for being used by the ruling royal dynasty of Bhutan, established in 1907 by Ugyen Wangchuck.

Proper noun

Wangchuck

  1. A surname from Dzongkha, best known for being used by the ruling royal dynasty of Bhutan, established in 1907 by Ugyen Wangchuck.

Origin of Wangchuck

Borrowed from Dzongkha དབང་ཕྱུག (dbang phyug), from a compound of དབང (dbang, “power, dominion, authority”) + ཕྱུག (phyug, “rich, endowed with”).

Words that rhyme with Wangchuck

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Questions about Wangchuck

What does Wangchuck mean?
Wangchuck means a surname from Dzongkha, best known for being used by the ruling royal dynasty of Bhutan, established in 1907 by Ugyen Wangchuck.
What part of speech is Wangchuck?
Wangchuck is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wangchuck?
Wangchuck is pronounced /ˈwɑːŋ.tʃʌk/ (US).

Words near Wangchuck in the dictionary

  1. Wangbrel
  2. Wangbren
  3. Wangchang
  4. Wangcheng
  5. Wangching
  6. Wangchuck
  7. Wangdue Phodrang
  8. Wangduephodrang
  9. wanged
  10. wanger
  11. Wangerin

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