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Name Thimphu
Type Settlement
Usage Bhutanese, Tibetan, English
Scripts ཐིམ་ཕུ(Dzongkha, Tibetan)
Pronounced Pron. /tɪm.ˈpuː/(English)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Bhutanese ཐིམ་ (thim) meaning "to sink" and ཕུ་ (phu) meaning "high ground, foothill, upland" or "to fly". This is the name of the capital city of Bhutan.
Added 9/13/2020 by HL