Save Type Country Usage Lao, Thai Scripts ພູຖານ(Lao) ภูฏาน(Thai) Pronounced Pron. /pʰuː˧˥.ˈtʰaːn˩/(Lao) /pʰuː˧˥.ˈtʰaːn˩˧/(Lao) /pʰuː˩˨.ˈtʰaːn˥˧˧/(Lao) /pʰuː˧.ˈtʰaːn˩˩˦/(Thai) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Lao form of Bhutan as well as an alternate transcription of Thai ภูฏาน (see Phutan).