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Meaning of "Dzongkha" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DZONGKHA

Dzongkha  [ˈzɒŋkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DZONGKHA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dzongkha is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DZONGKHA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dzongkha

Dzongkha, occasionally Ngalopkha, is the national language of Bhutan. The word "dzongkha" means the language spoken in the dzong—dzong being the fortress-like monasteries established throughout Bhutan by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DZONGKHA


anchor
ˈæŋkə
Bangka
ˈbæŋkə
Banka
ˈbæŋkə
banker
ˈbæŋkə
bunker
ˈbʌŋkə
Casablanca
ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə
concha
ˈkɒŋkə
conker
ˈkɒŋkə
conquer
ˈkɒŋkə
Dzongka
ˈzɒŋkə
finca
ˈfɪŋkə
honker
ˈhɒŋkə
Inca
ˈɪŋkə
linker
ˈlɪŋkə
plonker
ˈplɒŋkə
reconquer
ˌriːˈkɒŋkə
stonker
ˈstɒŋkə
tanker
ˈtæŋkə
tinker
ˈtɪŋkə
tonker
ˈtɒŋkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DZONGKHA

Dyula
dyvour
dyvoury
dz
Dzaudzhikau
dzeren
Dzerzhinsk
Dzhambul
dziggetai
dzo
Dzongka
Dzungaria

WORDS THAT END LIKE DZONGKHA

a la plancha
aha
alpha
buddha
captcha
cha
charkha
duhkha
dukkha
Gurkha
ha
Halakha
Khalkha
koha
Martha
Mokha
Praha
Punakha
sabkha
sheikha

Synonyms and antonyms of Dzongkha in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Dzongkha» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DZONGKHA

Find out the translation of Dzongkha to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Dzongkha from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Dzongkha» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宗卡语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Dzongkha
570 millions of speakers

English

Dzongkha
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भुटानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دزونغا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дзонгхия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dzongkha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুটানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dzongkha
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dzongkha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dzongkha
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゾンカ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

종카어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dzongkha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Dzongkha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூடானி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोंगखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dzongka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Dzongkha
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzongkha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дзонгхія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Dzongkha
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Dzongkha
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dzongkha
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Dzongkha
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dzongkha
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Dzongkha

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DZONGKHA»

The term «Dzongkha» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.700 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DZONGKHA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Dzongkha» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Dzongkha» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dzongkha

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DZONGKHA»

Discover the use of Dzongkha in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Dzongkha and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbuch Der Orientalistik
Roman Dzongkha is not a transliteration, but a phonological representation of modern Dzongkha based on the standard or prestige dialect of the language as it is spoken in ^' The and 5jC' Wang. Roman Dzongkha uses twenty-two letters of ...
George van Driem, 2001
2
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Rdzogs-chen Dzogschen USE Rdzogs-chen Dzongkha Children's stories USE Children's stories, Dzongkha Dzongkha fiction (May Subd Geog) BT Dzongkha literature NT Children's stories, Dzongkha Dzongkha folk songs USE Folk songs,  ...
Library of Congress, 2006
3
Bhutan
The official national language, Dzongkha (language of the dzong), has developed since the seventeenth century. A sophisticated form of the Tibetan dialect spoken by Ngalop villagers in western Bhutan, it is based primarily on the vernacular ...
Usa International Business Publications, 2002
4
Bhutan Foreign Policy and Government Guide
The official national language, Dzongkha (language of the dzong), has developed since the seventeenth century. A sophisticated form of the Tibetan dialect spoken by Ngalop villagers in western Bhutan, it is based primarily on the vernacular ...
Global Investment and Business Center, Inc. Staff, Ibp Usa, 2000
5
Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the ...
Dzongkha is the national language, learned by all Bhutanese in schools; it is based on the court speech of the traditional rulers of Bhutan. Since 1975 Dzongkha and English have been the sole languages of education; the Dzongkha ...
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, Darrell T. Tyron, 1996
6
Tibetan
[Reviews: Regamey (1950); Schubert (1954a).] Dzongkha Development Commission. 1977. An Introduction to Dzongkha. Thimphu (Bhutan): Dzongkha Development Commission. [In English.] Dzongkha Development Commission. 1990a.
Philip Denwood, 1999
7
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010
Dzongkha Linux, which was funded under the PAN Localization Project, was a success story in the research and development (R&D) front. Through this project, many technical terms that did not exist in Dzongkha were translated. In order to ...
Patricia B. Arinto, Shahid Akhtar, Orbicom,, 2009
8
Bhutan: Society and Polity
Despite the dia' xtal differences, there is a standard Dzongkha, which is understood throughout the Dzongkha areas in Bhutan. The standard Dzongkha has been developed from the dialect spoken in Thimphu (Wang) and Punakha ( The) ...
Ramakant, Ramesh Chandra Misra, 1996
9
One Thousand Languages: Living, Endangered, and Lost
Living, Endangered, and Lost Peter Austin. Left A Sherpa bears his heavy load in a remote region of the Himalayas. Left Young monks at a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan, where Dzongkha is the official language.
Peter Austin, 2008
10
Bhutan. Ediz. Inglese
Pronunciation Conversation & Essentials Directions & Transport Health & Emergencies Numbers Shopping & Services Time & Date Trekking & Country Life 275 276 276 276 276 277 277 277 The official language of Bhutan is Dzongkha.
Bradley Mayhew, Richard W. Whitecross, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DZONGKHA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Dzongkha is used in the context of the following news items.
1
"The Worst Team In The World" Is Living Its World Cup Dream
... the first word being the short-form of Kuzu zangpo, the customary greeting and welcome in Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan. «Deadspin, Jul 15»
2
Adventist World Radio
Of special interest is Dzongkha, the language widely spoken in Bhutan. After AWR had spent several years looking for a radio speaker, the Lord provided not ... «Adventist Review, Jun 15»
3
Bhutanese Nacho Cheese? An Ex-Monk Fires Up Taste Buds in …
(In Dzongkha, the national language of the Kingdom of Bhutan, ema translates to chile pepper, datsi to cheese.) The chiles lounge in a ... «Village Voice, Jun 15»
4
Windstorm damages 792 homes
Disaster: The windstorm that swept across nine dzongkhags on the night of April 4 injured three people and affected 792 households, mostly in ... «Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Apr 15»
5
Translation tech gets Olympic push
NICT's official translation app, VoiceTra, currently covers 27 languages, including such exotics as Urdu, Sinhala and Dzongkha, for text. «The Japan Times, Mar 15»
6
Bhutan Wins Again! A Match Report From A Deadspin Reader In …
Several chants — in Dzongkha and English — competed for primacy among the crowd. They one that won out — "BhuTAAAAAAAN, Bhutan" ... «Deadspin, Mar 15»
7
The Documentary
He meets members of parliament, teachers, and broadcasters who speak not only Dzongkha, the national language, but English and their local ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
8
Almost 6000 students disqualify for govt. schools
Subject wise, students did well in computer applications, English, Dzongkha and History, Civics & Geography, with pass percentages above 95 ... «Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Feb 15»
9
Bhutan's battle to make movies
... screenings has also fuelled a thriving piracy industry, with impatient audiences eager to watch illegal copies of the Dzongkha-language films. «The Star Online, Jan 15»
10
Mountains, makeshift cinemas: Bhutan's battle to make movies
... screenings has also fuelled a thriving piracy industry, with impatient audiences eager to watch illegal copies of the Dzongkha-language films. «Daily Mail, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dzongkha [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dzongkha>. Apr 2024 ».
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