Bhotia

noun

Bho·​tia

ˈbō-tē-ə,

-(ˌ)ä

variants or less commonly Bhotiya

ˈbō-tē-ə,

-(ˌ)ä

or Bhutia

ˈbü-tē-ə,

-(ˌ)ä

plural Bhotia or Bhotias also Bhotiya or Bhotiyas or Bhutia or Bhutias

1

a

: the peoples of southern Tibet and Bhutan

b

: a member of such peoples

2

a

: tibetan

b

: any or all of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Tibet or in the Himalayan region

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit bhotīya Tibetan (adjective), from Bhota Tibet

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