Khambu

noun

Kham·​bu

ˈkäm(ˌ)bü

variants or less commonly Khamba

-bə

plural Khambu or Khambus also Khamba or Khambas

1

: a Tibetan people of the southern slopes of the Himalayas

2

: a member of the Khambu people

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