Bhutan - Lindsay Brown [229]
What’s your best price? gong gademcibe bjinni?
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TIME & DATE
What is the time? chutshö gademci mo?
Five o’clock. chutshö nga
today dari
tomorrow nâba
day after tomorrow nâtshe
yesterday khatsha
sometime retshe kap
morning drôba
afternoon pchiru
day nyim, za
night numu
Sunday za dau
Monday za mîma
Tuesday za lhap
Wednesday za phup
Thursday za pâsa
Friday za pêm
Saturday za nyim
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TREKKING & COUNTRY LIFE
Which trail goes to …? … josi lam gâti mo?
Is the trail steep? lam zâdra yö-ga?
Where is my tent? ngê gû di gâti in-na?
What’s the name of this village? Ani ügi meng gaci zeu mo?
house chim
steep uphill khagen gâdra
steep downhill lam khamâ zâdra
tired udû/thangche
cold (weather) sîtraktra
warm (weather) drotokto/tshatokto
alpine hut bjobi gâ
alpine pasture la nogi tsamjo
bridge zam
hills ri
lake tsho
mountain gangri
mountain pass la
mule track ta lam
plain or meadow thang
prayer flag dâshi
river chhu/tsangchhu
stone carved with prayers dogi mani
trail lam/kanglam
village ü
Animals & Crops
bird, chicken bja
cow ba
dog rochi/chi
horse ta
pig phap
water buffalo mahe
yak (male/female) yâ/jim
barley nâ
buckwheat bjô
corn (maize) gäza/gesasip
millet membja
standing rice bjâ
husked rice chum
wheat kâ
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Glossary
ABTO – Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators
anim – Buddhist nun
anim goemba – nunnery
arra – home-made spirit distilled from barley, wheat or rice
ashi – title for a queen or lady of aristocracy
atsara – masked clown that badgers the crowd at a tsechu
bangchung – round bamboo basket with a tight-fitting cover
bey-yul – Hidden land of the Himalaya and a Buddhist refuge in times of trouble
BHU – Basic Health Unit
bodhisattva – a being who has the capacity of gaining Buddhahood in this life, but who refuses it in order to be reincarnated in the world to help other beings
Bon – ancient, pre-Buddhist, animistic religion of Tibet; its practitioners are called Bon-po
Brokpa – minority group in eastern Bhutan
BTCL – Bhutan Tourism Corporation Limited
bukhari – wood-burning stove
bumpa – vase, usually used to contain holy water in goembas
cairn – pile of stones marking a trail or pass
carom – a game similar to snooker or pool played on a small wooden board using checkers instead of billiard balls
cham – dance
chang – north
chapati – flat unleavened bread
chhang – beer made from rice, corn or millet, pronounced ‘chung’
chhu – river, also water
chilip – foreigner
chimi – member of the National Assembly
Choekey – classical Tibetan (the language of religion)
choesham – altar or shrine room
choesum – chapel
chorten – stone Buddhist monument, often containing relics
chugo – hard, dried yak cheese
dal – lentil soup
Dantak – Indian Border Roads Task Force
dasho – honorary title conferred by the king
datho – astrological calendar
datse – traditional archery
deb raja – British term for the desi during the period 1652–1907
desi – secular ruler of Bhutan
dharma – Buddhist teachings
dharma raja – British name for the Zhabdrung, the religious ruler, during period 1652–1907
dochey – inner courtyard of a dzong
dotsho – hot-stone bath
doma – betel nut, also known by its Indian name, paan
dorji – a stylised thunderbolt used in rituals; vajra in Sanskrit
DOT – Department of Tourism
drak – cave or hermitage
dratshang – central monk body
driglam chhoesum – code of etiquette
driglam namzha – traditional values and etiquette
drubda – meditation centre for monks
Druk Gyalpo – the king of Bhutan
Drukpa Kagyu – the official religion of Bhutan, a school of tantric Mahayana Buddhism
drungkhag – subdistrict
dukhang – assembly hall in a goemba; also called a tshokhang
dungpa – head of a subdistrict
dzong – fort-monastery
dzongdag – district administrator
Dzongkha – national language of Bhutan
dzongkhag – district
dzongpen – old term for lord of the dzong
gakpa – police
gangri – snow mountain
gewog – block,