Dzongkha
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See also: dzongkha
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dzongkha རྫོང་ཁ (rdzong kha), from རྫོང (rdzong, “jong”) + ཁ (kha, “language”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dzongkha
Translations
national language of Bhutan
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References
- George van Driem with Karma Tshering of Gaselô (collab) (1998) Dzongkha (Languages of the Greater Himalayan Region), Leiden: Research School CNWS, School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies, →ISBN
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code dz, ISO 639-3 code dzo (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Dzongkha, dzo
German
Proper noun
Dzongkha n (proper noun, strong, genitive Dzongkha or Dzongkhas)
- Dzongkha (a language of Bhutan)