rigpai lodap an intermediate dzongkha-english dictionary

An Intermediate Dzongkha-English Dictionary

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U�}�~� noun pumpkin

U�2� noun pillar, column, post, pole

U�2&� noun cotton

U�+E� noun compulsion

U�+1� noun Dzongkha consonants starting with U�

U�� noun lime, quicklime

U�(� noun barking deer

�� noun car

U��(�/�80 noun an ancient coin

U0�2� noun book, notebook

}� noun a ladle, scoop, a large spoon with handle

}��#� noun a small ladle, a small scoop

}8�O"1� noun behaviour, conduct

}8��n#�21j�/� noun the truth of the origin, the truth of all-pervasive origin(of suffering)

}8�)#�(m�C"8� noun wholesome education

}8�!"2� noun the relative, the conventional

}8�2�#� noun 1) all goodness 2) person’s name

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}8�4:&� adjective total clarity, all illuminating noun the name of Bhutan’s national newspaper, Kuensel

}��o"1�/�0$� noun Kurtoep-kha, the language spoken by Kurtoeps

UYUYc#�c� adjective flat and level, horizontal

UY�0 noun kilogram, kilo, kg

UY2� noun potato

UY2�1+�/"� noun red potato

UY�#� noun marijuana

Uj�:�� noun cancer

U��c� noun a kind of unleavened bread

U"�+� noun 1) brooch 2) hook

U"�7+� noun leather shoes

U"4�c"� noun ball, roll

U"#�� noun pine cone

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V�V� exclamation ta-ta, ta, bye

V05_� noun metal container for packing food

V.�V0 adjective accurate, correct, exact

V��U� noun spear, bayonet

V��V0 noun gong

V��80 verb to scratch

V��VZ� noun sandal

VZ��Y noun cheat, cunning, sly person

��"� adjective barbaric, unexposed, uncivilized

�� noun serpent spirit, naga

�#�d� noun the horse of fortune, luck

��0X"#�y�� noun place of serpent spirits, valley of nagas

��05"��#� noun palace of serpent spirits, palace of nagas

�"4� verb to read

1U��#&� noun difficulty, hardship, problem

1U��)�:� noun difficulty, hardship, problem

1U��H4� noun contents, table of contents


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1U��/"� adjective white

1U��+Y noun butter-lamp

1U��PM� noun astrology

1U��C"&� noun china, white clayware

1U"8�+H"4� noun jewel adjective precious

1U"8�J4:� adjective scarce

1I080 verb to wear, to wrap around

1I0�� noun dress worn by Bhutanese women, kira

1I@��$"�� noun mandala

1V"4� verb 1) to incite 2) to disturb 3) to tease

1V"4�$� noun calumny, divisive talk

2U4�1+� noun 1) prohibition 2) contraband

2U2� verb to cover, to wrap


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2U�� noun order, command

2U�� noun Buddhist canon, kangyur

2U��x� noun command, edict, decree

2U��2]1� noun one of the four main transmissions of Buddha Dharma, Kagyu

2U��2b"� noun 1) blessing 2) instruction

2U��&8� noun (honorific) answer, response

2U��("4� noun decree, edict, written order

2U��#� noun command guard, Dharma protector

2U&� verb 1) to impose, to levy 2) to put on

2}��o0 noun honour, respect, homage

2U"�80 verb to dispose of, to get rid of, to throw away

2U"1� verb 1) to design 2) to record, to write

2U"1�y2� noun directive, command

2U"1�y2�+1"�Hj� noun executive director


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2U"1�D#:� noun 1) way of designing, method of designing 2) way of recording, way of writing

2U"1�)9:� noun board, a group of people who have the power to make decisions

2U"1��M� noun diagram, sketch, framework

2U"1�("4� noun form, proforma, format

2I4� noun brightness, radiance

2V�(M� noun 1) auspiciousness, good 2) person’s name

2V4�+1#:� noun lustre

2V+�o"8� noun exhibition

2V+�80 verb 1) distribute 2) spread

2VM�d4:�2x1� noun eight auspicious symbols

2VM�z�� noun auspicious month (a month which is exactly 30 days long with no duplications or omission of days)

2VM��2�48:� noun auspicious consecration

2V"#� verb (honorific) to kill, to assassinate

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�#�o"#� adjective barefoot

�#�D#� adverb by walking, on foot

�#�)*:� noun ankle, the joint connecting the foot to the leg

�#+� noun leg

�#� adjective bare, by itself

�#�d� noun wild ass

�#+�4l.� adverb alone, only

�j� noun 1) condition, circumstance 2) adversity, misfortune, calamity

�4�/� noun silly, dumb, mute

�"4�� adjective non-obvious, not evident

�"1�+� noun oesophagus, gullet

p�/4�/ adjective thick, viscous

p1� noun 1) language, dialect 2) noice, voice

p1�X4:� noun fame, reputation, popularity

p1�X4:�l8� adjective famous, renowned, popular

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p1�K4:� noun loud noise, scream

p2:� adverb during, at the time of noun time, occasion

p+� adjective dry, dried

p+�:� noun dry place, dry land

p��H� noun second, one sixtieth of a minute

p��+� noun 1) star 2) minute, one sixtieth of an hour

p��)9:� noun constellation, galaxy, stars

p&�� noun share, portion

��$"�� noun (honorific) family member

��2Xm� adjective 1) old, aged 2) elder, senior 3) former

��x2� noun (honorific) 1) back 2) behind

��#&� noun (honorific) rest

��1#":� adverb (honorific) personally, in person

��Hj+"� noun (honorific) dignitary, VIP (Very Important Person)


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��+HE� noun (honorific) sibling

��+H"1� noun (honorific) commemoration service, death anniversary

��em� noun (honorific) body imprint, body mark

��kY noun (honorific) relative, kinsmen

��2�8� noun (honorific) shadow, reflected image

��dj� noun idol, statue

��J_� noun (honorific) kindness, benevolence

��4S#� noun (honorific) relics, body remains

��+S8� postposition (honorific) in the presence of, in front of

�� noun (honorific) dead body

��¡8� noun (honorific) sibling

��¡�� noun (honorific) dead body

��12#� noun (honorific) power, authority

��)�2"� noun (honorific) nephew

��)�+"� noun (honorific) niece

��)2� noun (honorific) representative, delegate

��+)+:� noun (honorific) retreat

��z� noun (honorific) spouse


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�� noun (honorific) ritual for well-being, widely practiced rites

��(� noun (honorific) flesh

��£"4� noun (honorific) life

��2:@� verb (honorific) to feel cold

��2:"1� noun (honorific) luck, good fortune

�4:� noun score, points, marks

�1/� noun thread, yarn , string

�1/"� noun brother-in-law

�+� verb to retract, to pull inwards

�&�+� noun motivation, encouragement

�&�)*� noun imperative mood

pYH� noun necklace, ornament

pE��4:� noun waist-belt

pE�2(E� noun wrestling

pE/� noun 1) waist 2) middle part of something

p"��x2� noun rotation, turn, roster


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p"�� noun circumambulation, rotation

p"��2� verb to circumambulate, to rotate

F� noun hair

F�¤+� noun hair oil

F2:� noun protection, refuge

F2:�+4"8� noun protector, refuge

F2:��X"� noun refuge, taking refuge

F2:�48:� noun place of refuge, object of refuge

F2:��)¥� verb to seek refuge

Fu�¦4� noun 1) joy and sorrow 2) welfare

F_��t&� noun credit, loan

§��J0 noun sour taste or smell

§�/"� adjective sour

FY�X"� noun sentient beings

FY48:� noun

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FY2� noun birth

FE�)&� noun park, grove

F6� verb 1) to deliver, reach 2) to see off 3) to live one’s life 4) to finish

F6��Jj� noun transport, transportation

Fm�+H"4� noun eminent person

Fm�o"8� noun birthday celebration

Fm�A� noun noble person

F"� adjective 1) sad 2) bad

F"�ª� noun sad song, sentimental song

F"�P"+� noun sad composition, sad poem

F"�(":� adjective worst

F"#� verb 1) to look after 2) to administer, govern

F"8� noun defect, fault, flaw, mistake

F"8�e"1� noun criticism, complaint

F"8�80 verb to harm, to affect


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2¬� verb to steal

2�"� verb 1) to dig, to excavate 2) to engrave

2p+�80 verb 1) to dry 2) to decline, to deteriorate

2p&�Hj� noun great aeon

2p&�/� noun aeon, era

2p&�2�#� noun good aeon, fortunate era

2�+� verb to retract, to pull inwards

2�+:� past tense of 2�+�

2�&� verb 1) to motivate, to encourage 2) to lead

2p"&� verb to boil

2F��®� noun review

2F&� past tense and future tense of F6�

2F0 verb to borrow

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2FE� verb 1) to expand, to extend 2) to generate, to form

2¯"4� verb 1) to knock 2) to play rattle

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$�2U"1� noun instruction, advice

$�p"#� noun supplement, addition

$�p"+�80 verb to be thirsty

$�HZ:� noun will, what somebody says before dying

$�4c#�80 verb to criticize, to backbite

$�4c+� noun 1) verbal sayings 2) spoken words 3) talk, gossip

$�4c"��80 verb to disperse, to scatter

$��D2� noun argument verb

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$��°+� adverb on the spot, instantly

$��Dj� noun verbal message

$�1"4� noun colour

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$�)*� noun agreement, commitment

$��:�&4��:� noun foodstuffs, snacks

$�2�E� verb to accept, to agree

$��+� noun cunning talk, deceitful language

$�(4:� verb argument, quarrel

$�2(1� noun 1) empty talk, gossip

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$4�HYc"4�c"� adjective crucial, essential, important, vital

$4��24� verb to take responsibility noun

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$#�³� noun house rent

$#�+.� noun room, cabin, apartment

$2� noun needle, pin

$2�PY noun needle point, pin

$+� noun peach adjective mouthful

$+�c"� adjective mouthful


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$+:�:#:� noun leisure, refreshment , the fact of feeling fresh and good

$�� noun snow

$:�W#:� noun pledge, commitment, guarantee

´�n4� noun cuckoo

´�~� noun 1) a small wooden or metal dart, with

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2) the game of khuru

´�:��:0 adjective quiet, silent, peaceful

´#:� noun 1) reason, cause 2) meaning 3) origin, source

´#:�4µ4:� noun original reference

´#:�°2� adjective durable, valuable, lasting

´#:�1"8� noun reason, purpose

´#:�2(1��0P"+� noun descriptive essay, explanatory essay

´��H� noun baggage, luggage

$Y¶"� noun strength

$Y58� noun advantage


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$Y5+� noun profit and loss

$N:�$� noun Khengkha, language spoken by Khengpas

$j�� noun shirt

$��:#� noun profit

$"� pronoun he

$"�8� adjective solely, only, exclusively

$"4�/� noun 1) belly 2) mind

$"1�:0:0 adjective cold, chilly

$"��·4� noun surroundings, environment

y1�H":� noun characteristics, features, attributes

y1�¸+� noun features, characteristics, attributes

y1�/��l8� adjective excellent, special, unique

y1��54:� adjective exalted, distinguished

y1�)*� noun describing words, modifying words such as ajective or adverb

y1��.� adjective professional noun profession

y2� verb to cover, to become widespread, to be enough

y2�2Q4:� noun announcement, notification


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y0p1� noun barking of a dog

y�� noun house, home

y��H:� noun building materials

y��D"4� noun 1) roof 2) storey

y��¹� noun home-work, assignment

º� noun flock, herd, group

yE� pronoun you (plural/ honorific)

y"1� pronoun you (singular)

y"1�l4�#�l4� noun Chocha-ngacha, a language spoken in eastern Bhutan (mainly under Lhuntse, Trashi Yangtse and Mongar Dzongkhags)

y":+� noun gift, present

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��lZ�lY adjective glittering, sparkling

��&+�&+� adjective vivid, clear

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�4�P� noun artery, blood vessel

�4�K4:� noun blood pressure


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�0+#��4:"&� noun coronation, enthronement

�04S4:� noun the sun

�0�,»� noun chairperson

�u� noun discourse, teaching, transmission

��:�$#� noun law court

��:�d4:� noun judicial stamp, legal stamp

��:��S8� noun court, place of law adverb before the law, before the court, short form

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��:��6� adjective judicial, judiciary-related

��:�4T#� noun law of the main

��:��#��44�/� noun police

¼#�¼#� noun crane

¼#�¼#�pY84� noun black-necked crane

¼:�22:� noun bathing day, a day which is observed as a special day of purification, thrübab

�"�2"� adjective wrathful, fierce

�"+� noun town


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+$��X"� noun 1) fairy, dakini 2) consort, wife of an accomplished lama

+$:�+H"4� noun specialist adjective highly accomplished

+$:�/� noun expert, skilled person, scholar adjective learned, knowledgeable

+$:�)9:� noun expert committee

+$"�+#4� noun booking

+$"��1"1� noun demand

+yj� verb (honorific) to know, understand, comprehend

+yj�x� noun (honorific) level of knowledge, visionary

+�M�81� noun jaundice

�$�� noun staff, walking stick

�$&� verb to spin

�$"��2� noun cyclic existence, samsara

�$"��&"� noun tyre, wheel

�y+�80 verb to roam, to wander


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�y@�80 verb to swirl

�º�80 verb to wash, to bathe

�y"4�)*� noun crooked words, crooked talk, untrughtful words

��2�PE� noun act, play

��0 verb to be obligated, to be obliged

��@� adverb accordingly

�¼#:�p�� noun birthday

�¼#:�p��S:�o"8� noun birth anniversary

�¼8�H"1� noun verdict, court decision

�¼&�k+:� noun deception, mistaken sentiments, emotional state

�¼&�/� noun illusion

�¼&�2� verb to be mistaken noun mistake, delusion

�¼&�P"+� noun sad poem, sad composition

�¼&�:0:0 adjective sad

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4�cY adverb where?

4�1YJ4�J4� adverb to the extent possible, as far as possible

4�+8"�� adverb as one wishes

4�\2� adverb upside down, face down

4�A�� noun camphor, a substance used in medicine

4�+E�½�+E� adjective disorganized adverb uselessly

4�L1�½�L1� adverb haphazardly, whatever comes on the way

4��)+:� adverb whatever appropriate

4�� pronoun all

4#� adjective full, filled

4#��&� adverb face up, with your stomach facing upward

4#�J4� adverb to the extent possible, as far as possible,

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4#��4� noun person

4#:�4�.� noun snow leopard

4#:��0 noun snowy mountains

4&�HY adjective important, significant, crucial


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4&�HY(":� adjective most important

4&�Hj� adjective important, significant, crucial

4&�£u� conjunction if, in case

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40´4� noun corner, remote part

40½� noun vowel ¾ [i]

½� postposition on, on top of

½��+� noun sweets, candy, sugar

½4�(1� noun bracket

½#� noun 1) a kind of leopard 2) household

½8�H� noun sugar cane

½�� noun tent

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½:�2:� noun respect, veneration

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4Y:��x&/"� noun King Gesar, the epic hero Gesar

4"� noun dress for men, gho

4"�1"8� noun meaning, concept

4"�80 verb 1) to hear 2) to understand

4"�48:� noun designation, position, rank

4"��5#� noun status, -hood such as buddhahood, -ship such as chairmanship

4"�2� noun concept, meaning, understanding

4"�+)¿� noun weapon, armament

4"�� noun order, sequence, phase, stage

4"�&YvY adverb slowly, gradually

4"�:� noun rank, position

4"#��56� noun development, progress

4"#�+� noun the superior, the higher, the one above adjective former, previous

4"#�&:�4"#�S� adverb progressively

4"#�4:&� adjective above-mentioned

4"8� noun cucumber


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4"+:��JM� noun familiarization

4"+:��JM�«#�2� noun orientation course

4":�Hj� noun silk, brocade

r#� noun wall

r#�y�� noun mud house

r#�80 verb to feel cold

r#�K4:� noun cold wave, severe cold

r&�D.� noun line

r0�#� noun knife

r"4�+"� noun ant

r"#�À1� noun loss

r"8�80 verb to wear, to put on

X�Q.� noun preparation, arrangement

X#:�+E� adjective countless, infinite

X#:�PM� noun calculation, counting

X0½4� noun crooked knife

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X"4:��+� noun help, aid, assistance

X"4:�2(m� noun 1) close friend 2) friendship

X"#�y�� noun city, metropolis

X"#�·&� noun village, countryside, rural area

X"#�4:�� noun village, countryside, rural area, remote place

X":�H"1� noun 1) resolution 2) minutes of the meeting

X":��H�� noun proposal

X":�o"8� verb to advise

X":�o"8�/� noun consultant, advisor

X":�2¦�� noun discussion

X":�)9:� noun conference

X":�40 noun agenda

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³��+� noun musk deer

³�H� noun 1) fare, fee 2) wage

³�P0 noun musk

³�C"8� noun fee, payment, wage

³#� noun bull, ox

³#�+�(�� noun a kind of tree

³#+"�HY noun elephant

³0 noun pears, a yellow or green edible fruit

³�� noun field, expanse, wide area

³��4� noun park, garden

³�+� noun flute

³j�4"� noun dumb person adjective foolish and stupid

³j�/� noun idiot, blockhead

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³"4�UZ� noun flash, lightening

³"4��1� noun wire, electric cable, cord

³"4��º4� noun flash, lightening

³"4�2�8� noun movie, cinema

³"4��^_� noun telegram, telex

³"4�+Y noun electricity

³"4��.� noun computer

³"4��.�C"#:��6� noun internet

41�/� noun terraced wall, slope

48�x� noun pact, written agreement

48��,»� noun pact, written agreement

144�&8� noun answer to a refutation

14��k+:� noun good feeling, good spirit

14��c"4�c"� adjective cheerful, lovely, joyous

14��o"8� noun celebration, festival, function

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14��Ä"� noun happiness, pleasure, joy, enjoyment

14��²E� noun Nandika, a follower of Buddha

14��P"+� noun 1) poem of happiness, song of joy 2) love letter

14��)Å� noun gratitude

14��Æ+� noun smile

14��(":� adjective happiest

14��2Ç� noun welcome, greeting

1½#� noun 1) sky, space 2) mid of something, midday

1½#�� noun midday tea

1½#�)*:� noun lunch

1½#�&"� noun (honorific) age

1½8� noun winter

1½8�)È� noun winter business

14Y�S8� noun monks, sangha

14Y2� noun virtue, merit

14Y2�2�� noun the ten virtues


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14YP� noun 1) good virtues, good roots 2) commemoration service

14YB4:� noun one of the main schools of Buddhism, Gelug

14Y2(m� noun 1) Buddhist scholar 2) a Buddhist academic title

14Yf"#� noun monk

14"� verb to need, to require

14"#:��6� noun (honorific) disgust verb (honorific) to be angry

14"#:��S:�/�0$� noun Gongdupaikha, the language spoken by the people of Gongduk

14"#:�/� noun (honorific) mind, intention

14"#:�!"4:� noun (honorific) death anniversary, funeral service

14"#:�!"4:�+H"1�dj� noun memorial stupa

14"#:�2E� noun (honorific) thought, view, intention

14"1�� noun joke, humor, prank, comedy

14"1��:0:0 adjective funny

14"8�ÉY noun monastic community

14"8�/� noun hermitage, a place of retreat


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14":�HE� noun instrumental, name of the fourth case-marking in Dzongkha

14":�/� noun purpose

1rm�80 verb (honorific) to be happy, to be delighted

1X� noun enemy

1X�24�:� noun enemies and obstructors

24�� verb to laugh

24"�2V+� noun distribution

24"�d4:� noun division sign (÷)

24"�2(�� noun share

2r#� verb to count

2r#:� past tense of 2r#�

2X"�³N� noun discussion, consultation

+½� noun head verb to be impressed

+½�p"�� noun deception, trickery

+½��$"��80 verb 1) to be confused, to be puzzled 2) to have giddiness, to suffer from headache


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+½�c"� noun head

+½��J"#�80 verb to be self-supporting, independent, capable

+½�)*� noun 1) headword 2) satisfactory word

+½��ª� noun hym, religious song, spiritual song

+½��+� noun hym, religious song, spiritual song

+½&�x8� noun 1) respectful salutation used in writing letters 2) necklace

+4"�x8� noun 1) head ornament 2) symbol used at the beginning of a writing

+4"�2Ê�� verb to submit, to surrender

+4"�l8� noun superscribed letters

+4"8�/"� noun 1) protector such as Mahakala 2) person’s name

+r"4:�/�� adverb quickly, fast

+r"8�y�� noun guest house

+r"8+� noun guest

+X_� noun (honorific) throat


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+X"8�$#� noun guest house

+X"8�4k�� noun chief of protocol, guest attendant

+X"8�2Ë� noun invitation

+X"8�T� verb to invite guest

+X"8�2Ç� verb to receive guest

�44� verb to be blocked, to be obstructed

�48� noun responsibility, duty

�48�$4� noun responsibility, duty

�48�´�� noun responsibility

�4"��u/� noun leader

�4"��Jj� noun coordination, organization

�4"�1/"8� noun 1) leader, head, boss 2) officer

�4"��,»� noun head, leader, boss, officer, in-charge

�4"4�/� noun cessation

�4"4�/�021j�/� noun the truth of cessation

�4"��80 verb to take time, to delay


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�ri� verb to turn, to revolve, to rotate

��Ì"4� noun inconstancy, fickleness

��+E� noun constant, unchanging

�r6�c� noun skid

�r"�80 verb to go

�X#� verb 1) to be fully fed, to have one’s fill 2) to be intoxicated

�X#:� past tense of �X#�

�X8� verb to contend, to contest, to compete

�X8�2¦�� noun competition, contest

�X8�z� noun opponent, competitor

�X+� noun side

�X.�80 verb 1) to reconcile 2) to fit, to match

�X.:� past tense of �X.�

�t2�80 verb 1) to achieve, to attain 2) to complete


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�t&��^_� noun mobile

�XN�A� noun the vowel Í [e]

�X6�2(1� noun explanation, description

�X6�2(1��0P"+� noun descriptive essay

�X"��t&� noun travel

�X"�1"8� noun 1) welfare of beings 2) purpose of going

�X"�2� noun sentient beings

�X"�2��.:�Î4� noun the six classes of beings

�X"�B4:� noun custom, tradition, system

�X"�:"#� noun expenditure

�X"&�80 verb 1) to free, to dismiss 2) to recess, to break 3) to approve

¶�2� noun the old, the aged

¶8��2:� noun elders, older generation

¶:�(":� adjective eldest, oldest

À8��w+� noun grapes


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¶"&� verb to revolt

x� noun 1) breadth, width 2) an animal of a deer class

x�FE� noun expansion, extension, growth

x�y"8� noun dimension, area

x�4�� noun 1) India 2) Indian

x�X+� noun cross, cross sign

x�84� noun China

x�2"� noun moustache

x�)1� noun dimension, area

x�)+� noun hybrid cow

x�)Ï� adjective vermilion, bright red in colour

x�+)Ð noun sea, ocean

x�20 noun four-sided roof

x��E� noun sweet buckwheat

x�&+� noun main road

x4:�c"��@��0 adjective fat, obese, plump


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x#�+D"#� noun television

x8� noun decoration, ornament

x8�H� noun ornaments, jewellery

x8�("4� noun lottery ticket

x2� noun back, behind

x2�F"�� noun support, backing

x2�dj� noun 1) support, a thing that holds something 2) reference

x2�D4� noun 1) supporter 2) brooch, chain

x2�Ã"8� noun support, evidence that shows that something is true verb to provide additional support

x2�Ã"8�#"�«"�� noun recommendation

x2�+0 noun 1) surety, guarantor 2) attorney, advocate

x2�2K1� noun retreat, movement away from a place or enemy for fear of defeat or in danger

x&�$� noun victory


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x&�$2� noun country, kingdom, nation, state

x&�b"� noun gate, main gate

x&�1�� noun national flag

x&�/"� noun king

x&�¡#�80 verb to bet

x&�O0 noun united nations adjective international

x&�^8� noun small kingdom, small country

x&�)2� noun representative of the king

x&�+)8� noun 1) banner of victory 2) person’s name

x&�4T#� noun royal government

x&�C"#:� adjective national

x&�C"#:�p1�C.� noun national language, official language

x&�C"#:�S:�Hj� noun national day

x&�C"#:�)9:��S� noun National Assembly

x&�:��Y2� noun capital, capital city

x&�£u� noun state affairs

x:� verb 1) to flourish 2) to grow in size or number


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x:�2(1��0P"+� noun descriptive essay, exposition

]�H� noun raw material, substance

]�8"�� noun property, wealth, fortune

]�+)8� noun cause, reason

]1� noun 1) mind 2) tantra

]1�+#� noun sitar, a musical instrument like guitar

]8��t&� noun traffic, vehicles on a road at a particular time

b�H:� noun saddlery, saddle and related things such as leather for horses

b#�c"� noun 1) hilltop, ridge 2) Gangtok, capital of Sikkim

b��p1� noun secret signal in a military camp

b&�c"� noun back

b&�)*:� noun backbone, spine

b��1"8�C.��t&� noun personal correspondence

b��Î#� noun personal assistance


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b��ÉY noun private sector

b"� noun door, entrance

b"�Q.� noun window

b"�#� noun egg

b"��#� noun window

b"��/� noun gate keeper

b"��:� noun curtain, door curtain

b"4/� noun onion

b"#�Ë"4� noun egg

b"+�Hj� noun 1) meditator, hermit 2) lay monk

b"��D.� noun circular line

Ñu�#8� adjective lazy, lethargic, indolent

Ñu�D4� noun 1) calf, the back part of the leg between ankle

and knee 2) rope used for fastening the legs of animals

��+�7�+,Ò� noun name of the mother of the Buddha

��2l":� noun change, modification, amendment

��d4:� noun multiplication sign (x)

Ñj�+"� adjective naked, nude


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Q�4c+� noun talk, speech

Q�d4:� noun phonetic symbol

Q�1²#:� noun tone, intonation

Q��.�/� noun phonology, the study of the sound systems of a language

Q.�4"� noun uniform, dress

Q.�&+� noun discipline, etiquette

Q��y�� noun building

Q��Q�� adjective 1) firsm, stable, strong 2) tight

Ó2� verb 1) to complete 2) to procure

Ó2�g� noun retreat centre, meditation centre

Ó2�2]1� noun practice lineage, meditation tradition

Ó2�Hj� noun grand religious ceremony

Ó2�/� noun 1) meditation, meditation practice 2) procurement

Ó2�\4� noun meditation cave

Q"+� noun box, frame


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2¶&�&8� noun objection and reply

2x�H� noun percent, percentage

2x�1Ô� noun percent, percentage

2x�1Ô�0d4:� noun percentage sign (%)

2x�^4� noun a set of hundred units

2x�²_� noun god Indra

2x1�o"#�/� noun Eight Thousand Verses, Prajnaparamita in eight thousand verses

2x8� verb to decorate

2]4� verb to run

2]1��&� verb to motivate, to instigate

2]1��&��0P"+� noun persuasive essay

2]1��^_� noun telephone

2]1��6� noun communication, connection, link

2]1��,»� noun heredity, lineage

2b#� adverb at the time

2b"+:� past tense of b"+�


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2Ñ"+� verb to collect

2Ñ"+�80 verb to collect, to gather

2Ñ"+:� past tense of 2Ñ"+�

2Q&� verb 1) to destroy 2) to execute, to liberate

2Q.� fut tense of Q.�

2Q.:� past tense of Q.�

2Ó2� future tense of Ó2�

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pronoun I or me (first person singular pronoun)

#�x&� noun ego, pride, arrogance, conceit

#�2l:� pronoun we (first person plural pronoun)

#�2��Î4�+� noun seal of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, literally “Sixteen Is.”

#4� noun speech

#4��y&� noun idle talk, useless talk, pointless talk

#4�Q"8� noun name of a Tibetan spelling guide in verse written by Pekhang Lotsawa

#4�2e"1� noun statement, oral statement

#4�P&� noun elocution, the ability to talk correctly and clearly

#4�P"+� noun composition, poem

#4�4(M� noun way of speaking, manner of talking

#4�2(1� noun talk, speech, verbal statement, same as $�2(1�

##�&4� noun banana

##+� noun swan, a bird that lives on or near the water

#8� adjective bad, evil noun sorcery

#8�Õ4:� noun bad mantra, evil spell


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#8�:"#� noun hell, lower realms, bad migration

#8�f"#� noun beggars, the humble and the lowly

#��p1� noun roar, yell

#��J4:� adjective 1) invincible, difficult to tame 2) very strong, very hard

#&��)Ð80 verb to rest, to take rest

#&��#:� noun admiration, appreciation, satisfaction

#&��#:�80 verb to admire, to appreciate

#&�4:"� noun holiday, leave, vacation

#Y40 pronoun my, mine (possessive)

#Ö0 pronoun my, mine (possessive)

#m�4c8� adjective definite, certain, sure

#m�21j� adjective certain, true

#m��J"#� noun satisfaction verb

1) to become capable 2) to become obtainable, to be able to get

#m�)*� noun definition, term

#"�¶"&� noun protest, rebellion, revolt


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#"�d4:� noun identity, identification mark

#"�2o"1� noun flattery, adulation, praise that is not sincere

#"�Ä"1� noun introduction verb to introduce

#"�2"��+�o"8�/� noun nominative case, the first case marking system in Dzongkha

#"�+� adjective real, actual, true

#"�)�80 verb to be ashamed

#"�+)�� adjective wonderful, amazing, wondrous

#"��M� noun 1) appearance 2) attractive look

#"�&"4� noun treason, uprising, rebellion

#"�:"� noun 1) joy, satisfaction 2) gratitude

#":��,»� noun recognition, identification

1×&� noun 1) silver 2) money, currency

1×&�´4� noun purse, wallet

1×&�5"4:� noun pay, salary


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1#":� adjective real, actual, true

1#":�t2� noun 1) attainment, accomplishment 2) person’s name

1#":�l8� adjective tangible, visible

1#":�+D"#� adjective live, a broadcast sent out while the event is actually happening

1#":�+E� adjective intangible, invisible

1#":�40 adjective main, principal, basic

1#":��"4� noun goods, merchandise, things that are bought or sold

1#":�Ç� adverb really, truly, actually, visibly

+#4�80 verb to subscribe, to place order

+#�� verb 1) to possess, to have 2) to have under one’s control

+#��D#� noun power, dominion

+#��214�x&�/"� noun His Majesty the King

+#��ÉY noun state, province

+#��12#� verb to rule, to bring under control, to bring under power noun sovereign power

+#��2#:� noun citizen, subject


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+#�� noun sweet tea

+#��c"#�c"� adjective sweet

+#"8�(m� noun clairvoyance, higher knowledge, higher perception

+#"8�Ç+� adjective real, direct, visible

+#"8�4:&� adjective lucid, clear

Á� noun drum (for making sound), a religious instrument

Á+�+1"4� adjective resplendent, brilliance

Á+�80 verb to be very excited about something, either wanting it or being upset at it

Á+�:0:0 adjective shabby, ugly, unattarctive

Á+�:0:0vY adverb shabbily, unattractively

Ø&�84� noun perspiration, sweat

Ù� noun five, the number “five”

Ù�2�� noun fifty, the number “fifty”

Õ� adjective early, before

Õ�)-� noun a curry with soup

Õ��2:� noun ancient times, former generations


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Western Districts, same as Õ8�B#�$�

Õ4:�/� noun a tantric pratitioner of the mantra vehicle, one who practices mantra

Õ8�B#�$� noun language spoken by Ngalong, the people of Western Districts

Ú� verb to cry, to weep

Õ"� noun plant, herb, greenery, vegetation

Õ"�(�� noun plants, trees

Õ"�2:#:� adjective pale blue, greenish blue, sky blue

Õ"8��Û4� noun prefix

Õ"8�2e"1� noun preface

Õ"8�+� adverb before noun the past

2Á� verb to cut, to harvest

2Á"� verb to fry

2Õ"�2� noun dedication

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l�l"� noun a kind of noise

l�&� noun things, property

l0s"4:�4#�s"4:� adverb whatever is possible

l0J4�4#�J4� adverb whatever is best

�#��1� adverb a bit, a little

l"4��D1� pronoun the same

l"4��D1/� adjective same, alike

4l8�4�8� noun predator, carnivore

4l.�y1� noun efficiency, capability

4l.�� verb became unanimous, became identical

4l.�2x� number one hundred

4l.�+°8� noun unity

4l.�(1� noun single stroke ( � ), a punctuation mark

4lm�F"#� verb to take care, to nurture

4lm�4lm� noun used when speaking to somebody you love

4lm�8"�� noun something cherished, something very dear, most important thing

2l��:� noun act, a law passed by the parliament


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2l��B4:� noun 1) way of acting, way of behaving 2) way of arrangement

2l�� verb to go to, to meet with, to visit

2l�� verb to bind, to fasten, to tie

2�4� verb to allow, to let, to permit

2�1�2¦�80 verb to summarise

2�1�2¦:� noun summary, gist

2l"�$� noun 1) correction 2) maintain, repair

2l"+�Ì8��1:� noun Buddha, the victor, the subduer

s4:� noun iron

s4:��1� noun iron wire

s4:�Q"4� noun iron shackles

s4:�D4� noun iron chains

s4:��+� noun iron bridge

s4:�4�� noun iron ladle

s4:�4�� noun iron nail

s4:��0 noun 1) wall fencing 2) Chagri, name of a monastery in Bhutan


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s#�+�(�� noun willow tree

s#+� noun rice seedling

s+� noun 1) beam 2) consort, lady

s+�J&� noun 1) brothers and sisters 2) consort and retinue

s0 verb to be heavy

s0J4:� adjective heavy

Ü4�}� noun bud, shoot

sY noun tongue

s��80 verb to commit suicide

s"4:�t2� noun ability, capability

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consonants 2) pair 3) fraction, part

H�³��/�0$� noun Chalikha, the language spoken by people of Chali in Mongar

H��"4� noun endorsement, acceptance

H�+k+� pronoun all

H�Ý"+:� noun average

H�24� noun endorsement, acceptance

H�24�80 verb to endorse, to accept

H��"4� postposition under the district jurisdiction of

H��"4:� noun 1) friend 2) help

H�(:� noun part

H4� verb to break, to be broken noun fodder

H4:� verb 1) to love, to be atracted to 2) to land

H4:�É#� noun love and hatred, attachment and aversion

H#� noun wine, alcohol

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H1� noun shortage, deficit

H1�80 verb to be absent, to be short of

H2�Þ� noun (honorific) wine, alcohol

H2�£u� noun 1) reign, administration, governance 2) secular sphere

H��2U2� noun raincoat

H��Þ� noun rain-water, rainfall

H�/� noun rain

H�:�C.� noun pact, treaty, agreement

Hu�Hu� exclamation used to attract somebody’s attention

H®:� noun (honorific) mount, riding horse

H®:�F"1� noun visit

H®:�$� noun direction of visit

H®:�d� noun (honorific) riding horse

Þ� noun 1) water 2) liquid 3) urine

Þ��$"�� noun watermill

Þ�Hj� noun great river, big river


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Þ�^8� noun brook, small stream

Þ�²� noun cormorant

Þ�²4� noun dam, dyke (also written “dike” )

Þ�ß&� noun water snake

Þ�)8� noun hot water

Þ�!�� noun pool

Þ��4:� noun watermill

Þ��4:�+$8� noun a person in charge of a watermill

Þ�~1� noun flood

Þ#�}� adjective small, little, young

Þ#�� noun small level, small stage, small-scale

Þ1��":� noun waste, wastage

HE�2e"1� noun foreword, special message

H"�½� noun religious performance, liturgical procedure

H"�c"� noun beak, bill

H"��h&� noun miracle

H"4� adjective allowable, acceptable, all right verb to be acceptable, to be alright, to be allowable


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H"4�(m� noun contentment, satisfaction

H"1�+1�� noun match point, a deciding hit in every set (mainly in archery)

H"+�¬8� noun robbers, bandit, thieves

H":�I0�$"��&"� noun wheel of dharma, wheel of doctrine, religious teaching

H":�p1� noun Dharma language, religious language

H":�� noun Dharmakaya, Dharma body, truth body

H":��$"�� noun Dharma wheel, religious teaching

H":�4":� noun religious robe, monastic robe, dress worn by lamas

H":�]4:� noun examination, test

H":�Q� noun 1) religious sound,, the sound of the dharma 2) religious teaching

H":�J@� noun religious bell

H":�ÉY noun religious community

H":�O"1� noun religious conduct, religious activity

H":��n#� noun religious history

H":�)8� noun lesson, subject

H":�B4:� noun religious school, religious sect, religious system


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H":��#� noun dharma protector, guardian of the doctrine

H":/� noun religious practitioner

+H8� noun remark, comment, footnote

+H_�81� noun liver disease, cirrhosis

+H_�/� noun liver

+Þ� noun 1) lips 2) mandibles

+H"#�]4�1 #�Ë"� noun shot-put involving run and throw

+H"#�80 verb to jump

+H"#:� past tense of +H"#�

+H"1� verb to offer

+H"1��0 noun offering stand, offering table

+H"1�2e"1� noun invocation, expression of worship

+H"1�dj� noun stupa, a dome-shaped monument

+H"1�2o"1� noun offerings and praises

+H"1�4M� noun monastic estate

+H"1�2(+� noun 1) altar, shrine 2) altar room, shrine room


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�H4� verb to walk, to step on

�H+�$� noun mediation, settlement

�H+�c"4�c"� adjective intimate, close

�H��2U"1� noun projection, framework, planning

�H��Ã#� noun vision

�H��P"+� noun imaginary composition, fiction

�H��40 noun plan, planning

�H02� noun death

�H®� verb (honorific) to ride

�H"&�&"#� adjective insane, lunatic, mad

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consonants 2) tea

��2p"&�80 verb to prepare tea, to boil tea

��¼� noun a twirling stick, the churning piston

��\1� noun the first pouring of tea, the first tea-offering

��4� noun tea strainer

��!� noun teapot

��+� noun a cylindrical cask for churning butter tea

�8�1"+� noun tea flask

�+�«M� noun teapot, kettle

à��:0 noun a breed of cow or bull

Û�c� noun shoe

�"�214� noun owner, proprietor

+�&�80 verb (honorific) 1) to meet 2) to see, to discover

+�&�1�� noun a ceremonial scarf, meeting scarf

+Û4�+� noun tail

+Û4�)*� noun auxiliary words, final words

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��+�:#+� adjective plain, ordinary, mediocre

��X.:+� noun rainbow-coloured cloth

��M+"� adjective beautiful, pretty, handsome, lovely

�� verb to stick together, to come close together

��.:�Ã#� noun fear

��.:�/� noun fear

��.:�+E� adjective fearless

��"8�o2:� noun ability, efficiency

��"8�D#:� noun ability, efficiency

��"8�J4:� adjective capable, efficient, active

eY�2#:� noun sovereign and subjects

em��Û4� noun 1) suffix 2) follower

em�+°8� noun follower

e"1�)*� noun word

á4:� noun (honorific) tongue

á4:��"4� noun (honorific) reading, ability to read

á4:�³"� noun (honorific) spittle, sputum


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áu� noun weight, heaviness

áu�)1� noun weight measure

2eY:"�� noun exchange

2eE�80 verb to forget

2e"1�1"8� noun subject, theme

2e"1�80 verb to express, to say

2e"1�/� noun 1) sentence 2) expression

2e"1�)8� noun clause

2e"1�+)+:� noun sentence pause, sentence break

2e"1�·&� noun subject of utterance

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consonants 2) fish

k4�4l.� adjective single, sole

k4�k"4� adjective nagging, complaining noun controversy

k8�´4� noun attention

k8�D":� noun the disciples of the Buddha

k8�80 verb to listen

k8�(.� verb (imperative) listen

k+:� noun 1) fat, fatness 2) mood, condition, appearance

k+:�14�� adjective pleasing, joyous, comfortable

k+:�À1� noun deterioration, recession, decline

k+:�2l":� noun maintenance, renovation

k+:�H4� adjective weak, poor, pathetic verb to break, to breach

k+:�80 verb to deteriorate, to diminish, to decline

k+:�â"#� noun experience

k+:��)ã� verb to get disturbed, to be irritated, to be fed up

k+:��#� noun care, protection, preservation


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k&�80 verb to sleep

k_�&+� noun a day’s journey

k_�&"4� noun solar eclipse

k_+� noun day, daytime

k�� noun sun

kM�2x� number two hundred

ä#� adjective less, little

ä#�(":� adjective least, minimum

kY�12:� postposition close by, near by

kY)8� noun relatives

kj�F"2� verb to protect, to defend

kj�$� noun risk, danger

kj�2Ë� noun warning

kj��#� noun protection, defence

kå�� noun relatives

k��+$"� noun necessity, requisite

km��:� noun punishment

km�H1� noun fine, penalty


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km�²� noun penalty

km��Æ4:� noun indictment, accusation

km�:6� verb to clear fault

k"�80 verb to buy, to purchase

k"�)È� noun shopping, business

k"4:�2(1� noun allegation, objection

k"8�+"#:�/� noun 1) affliction 2) ignorance

4k�� noun neck

4ku� noun sleep

4ku�´4� adjective asleep, sleeping

4ku�D&� verb to fall asleep, to fall into deep sleep

4ku�)Å� verb to awake

4ku�&+� noun dream

4kM��2� adjective two-fold, double

4kM�S+� adjective two-pieced

4kM�(1� noun double stroke (��)

4k'M�p&+� noun rank of officials with red scarf


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4kj�ª� noun love song

4kj�kå�� noun relatives, family and relatives

4kj�o"8� noun marriage ceremony

4kj�D+� noun marriage certificate

+k+� adjective 1) equal 2) simultaneous

+k+��6� noun cooperation

+k+�+E� adjective unequalled, better than others, unparalleled

+k+�~2� adjective united, joint, coalition

��+� noun Nyingma, one of the four sects of Buddhism

��+� adjective old, antique

�"4�40 noun basis of trouble, reason for trouble

Ý8� noun (honorific) ear adjective melodious

Ý8�X4:� noun fame, reputation

Ý8�ª� noun melodious song


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Ý8�#4� noun poetry

Ý8��A&� noun report, submission

Ý8�P"+� noun poem, verse

Ý8�T� noun report

Ý8�4:"&� noun note, note-sheet

Ý.:�+� noun impurity, degeneration

Ý��eY noun compassion, pity

Ý��4c+� noun 1) inside story 2) words spoken from the heart, true advice 3) love story, love talk

Ý��o"2:� noun bravery, courage, fortitude

Ý��~:� noun will power, dilegence

Ý"+:��X.:� noun suitable negotiation, appropriate mediation, alignment

2��80 verb to borrow, to hire

2Ýj�2}�� noun reverence, respect

2Ýj�/� noun recitation

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c+�´� noun tobacco, cigarette

c:0 noun playing card

c0~� noun money, currency

c�� noun bowl, offering bowl

c��c�� noun ting-a-ling sound

cY�:� noun a small round flat bread

c��²�484+"� noun name of a small singing bird

c"4� noun top, tip

c"4�214��j� noun high official rank

c"4�+� noun T-shaped wooden stick to rest load on

c"4�� noun spade, hoe

4c#�80 verb 1) to send 2) to free, to release 3) to drive

4c#�C.� noun letter, correspondence

4c#��4� noun thanksgiving, an expression of gratitute

4c8��$6� noun confirmation, finalization

4c8��4:� adjective permanent, fixed


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4c8��2�:� adjective settled, decided

4c8�)*:� noun logical word, logical axiom

4c+� noun 1) talk, speech 2) story

4c+�24�80 verb to entrust something to somebody

4c�� noun 1) treasure 2) mine

4c��H":� noun treasure teaching, revealed teaching

4c��214� noun treasure guardian

4c��+,-� noun 1) treasury 2) mineral deposit

4c��B#� noun treasure prophecy

4c"#�5"1� noun generosity, benevolence

4c"��80 verb to scatter, to sprinkle, to spray

4c"�+� noun ritual cake, sacrificial cake

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2c��80 verb 1) to swicth on, to put on 2) to support

2c"4�80 verb to chop, to cut, to pluck

d� noun horse

d�+4"� noun 1) horse head 2) Tango, name of a monastery in Bhutan

d�J#:� verb to base, to draw, to deduce

d4�µ�â":� verb to become regularly intoxicated

d4:�+� noun medal, badge

d:�D4� noun lash rod, stick

d��21�� verb to follow

d��&:� adverb later on, afterwards

dæ� noun foal

dj� noun 1) religious object 2) base, ground

dj��6� noun 1) ceremony 2) dependent relation

dj�40 noun foundation, basis


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��d"4� noun observation, supervision

��+� adverb later, afterwards

��!"#� noun watch tower, sentinel fortress

�4�+4"� noun neck

�4�/��X+�É��/� noun Taba-Dramdingpa (Doyap), the people of Taba and Dramding

�4�B� adverb above

�:�#8� adjective bad, inauspicious noun bad omen, inauspicious sign

�Y2� noun centre

�Z��Y adjective full, filled

�ç� noun navel

�"� noun food, meal

�"�x4:� noun ration, provisions

�"��°:� noun food allowance

�"�\1� noun first portion of food, food offering

�"�5"4:� noun payment in kind or cash in lieu of food �

�"�4�8�4:�/� noun newly employed person, novice

�"�4�� noun rice laddle


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�"4:�&Y adjective gluttonous, eating too much

�"4:/� noun hungry person

�"#� noun notch

�"��2Im�80 verb to be hungry

o��0 noun axe

o4� noun tiger

o4�)#� noun 1) Tiger’s lair 2) Taktshang, name of a monastery in

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o2:�l.�$�� adverb together, at the same time, simultaneously

o2:�21Yc"4�c"� adjective convenient, easy

o��U"� noun walnut

è4�/4�/� adjective dense, thick

oN�D"4� noun top floor

o��80 verb to give, to allow

o"#� number thousand

o"#�&"4� noun waste verb to return empty-handed

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o"1� noun upper part

o"1�4"� noun upper garment, tego

o"1�PY noun upper garment for monks

o"2:�K4:� noun power, strength

2d4� verb to analyze, to study, to examine

2d4�/� noun analysis

2d4�1Ô1� noun experiment

2d4�®� noun investigation

2d4:�(��1Ô1�80 verb to analyze, to study, to examine

2d8�c"4�c"� adjective constant, firm

2d8�2T4:� adjective firmly established noun anthem, prayer for longevity

2é&�T4:� noun ascetic practice

2dj�80 verb to depend

2��80 verb 1) to see 2) to take care

2��p"�� noun sightseeing, tour, visit

2��x�+D"#�x� noun exposure

2o8�� noun commentaries on the teachings of the Buddha


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2o8�/� noun doctrine, teaching

2o8�/�02�:� noun protection of the doctrine

2o8�O0 noun general teaching

2o8��,»� noun doctrine-holder

2o8�£u� adjective spiritual noun reign

2o8��#� noun 1) Royal Bhutan Army 2) guardian of the teachings

2è8� verb to follow

2è8�X":� noun discussion

2o"1�2Õ4:� noun praise, compliment

2o"1�P"+� noun a piece of writing in verse praising somebody

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D�Ý1� noun term, word, nomenclature

D�&0 noun plate

D4�H"1� noun decision

D1�b"��b"� adjective circular, spherical, round

D1��02��0 adverb certainly, surely

D2� noun oven, stove

D2�)#� noun kitchen

D2�(�� noun fuel wood

D2:� noun manner, means, method, mode, way

D2:�H4�80 verb to be devoid of solution, to run out of alternatives

D2:�(m� noun 1) idea, method, strategy 2) method and wisdom

D0&0x&+"� noun dove

D.:�/� noun drop, droplet

D��#Y noun a kind of pepper

D�� verb to sink, to drown

D��\� noun Thimphu, capital of Bhutan

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°4:�+km� verb (honorific) to be happy, to be pleased

°4:�2E� noun (honorific) thought, view

°4:�£:� noun heart son, heart disciple

°#�}� adjective short

°8� noun 1) prayer 2) dosage

°2�80 verb 1) to be able to withstand 2) to last

°�+� noun spoon

DY)ê� noun 1) doubt, suspicion 2) indecision

DN:� noun times

D"4� noun 1) top 2) crop

D"8�´#:� noun resources

+D#�4":� noun lower robe of monk �

+D��p"�� noun environment, surroundings, premises

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+D��+Û4� noun end, last

+D��°4� adjective final, ultimate

+D@�±_� adjective successful, complete

+°4�C.� noun 1) bold letter 2) double-stacked letters

+°1�+)+:� noun joint, junction

+°8�80 verb to agree, to get along

+°8�&+� noun friendship, relation

+D"��M� noun heaven, high realm

+D"�:� noun high place

+D"#�80 verb to see

�D2�80 verb to quarrel, to fight

�°�80 verb 1) to pick up 2) to select

�Dj� noun verbal message

�Dj�80 verb to pull, to draw

�D"8�80 verb to come out, to appear

�D"2�80 verb to get, to obtain, to be available

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1��2� noun present

1��218� adverb now, well now!

1�~#� adverb again

1��m� adverb nowadays, these days

1�&"� adverb this year

1�� noun scarf, prayer flag

1��y2� noun diffusion, dissemination, spread

1��80 verb to flourish, to spread

1��1/"8� noun 1) an official rank 2) commander, warlord

1��)ë noun cheese

1��(�� noun flagpost

ì&� noun lentil

1&�$"+� noun freedom adjective free, unpreoccupied, unengaged

1&��²"�� noun favourable human condition free and well-favoured human form conducive to dharma practice

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10�0�0 adjective roaring, thundering, with loud noise

S�/� noun smoke

S4� noun poison, venom

S4�l8� adjective poisonous, toxic, venomous

S4�+1�� noun poisoned arrow

S#� noun 1) long horn (blowing instrument) 2) shell

S#�1U�� noun white conch, conch shell

S#��0 noun a seat, conch-seat

S#�í�� number one hundred million

S1��X"� noun animals

S+�$� noun 1) cut end 2) course of action, resort

S+�X�l.� adjective a little, a few

S��/�0$� noun Durkha, language spoken by people of Dur in Bumthang

S:� noun 1) era, event, season, time, occasion 2) tense forms

S:�p2:� noun instance, juncture, moment, occasion


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S:�l0 noun this year, current year

S:�Hj� noun grand occasion, festival

S:�o"8� noun ceremony, festival

S:�5"1� noun memorial service

S:�«"�� noun zodiac time, a particular time under which a person is born

S:�)-� noun period, time

S:�20 noun four seasons

S:�2�#� noun auspicious time

S:�·8� noun duration, time

S:��2:� noun century, age, era

S:�� adjective periodic, periodical

S:�4Ç+� noun three tenses

1Yp2:� adverb at that time, during that period

1Y)� adverb at that time, during that time

1N�S:� adverb nowadays

1N��2:� adverb modern times

1��D�� noun annals


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1"�+k+� adjective equal, balanced

1"4�+� noun betel nut

1"4:�/� noun doubt, suspicion

1"1��@��0 adjective smart, good-looking, strong, handsome

1"8� noun meaning, reason, purpose

1"8�1+� noun true meaning, real sense

1"8�î_� adjective useful, productive, purposeful

1"8�)8� noun point, section

1"8�+)+:� noun paragraph

1"8�� noun heart

1"+� noun bear

1"��$�2��80 verb to interpret, to translate verbally

1"�+� noun pants, trousers

ï4:�/�0$� noun Dakpakha, language spoken by Dakpas

ï#:� adjective clear, clean

ï#:�� "̂:��^":� adjective clear, distinct, pure

ï#:�4:&� adjective clear noun transparency


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J�S+� noun slice, piece, bit

J�80 verb to cut

J4�2FE�80 verb to be angry

J4�J4� adjective well done

J4�/"� adjective 1) fierce, wrathful 2) militaristic, martial

J4�8� noun powerful and weak

J4�&:� noun destructive activity

J#� adjective straight, honest

J#��:� noun law

J#�21j� adjective just, honest, truthful

J#�80 verb 1) to beat, to hit 2) to serve 3) to drag, to pull

J#�£"#� noun sage, hermit

J#:� past tense of J#�80

J8��&� noun reminder, reminder notice

J8�dj� noun 1) monument 2) souvenir


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J8�P"+� noun a poem written in remembrance of somebody or something

J8�4:"� noun reminder, reminder notice

J0d4:� noun question mark

J02� noun question

J0+� noun smell, odour

J0�� noun Gandharva, a spirit

J02�#� noun 1) scent, aroma, fragrance 2) saffron

J_�l8� adjective gracious, kind

J_�Ì8� adjective possessing graciousness

J_�4�"� verb to repay kindness, to express gratitude, to be grateful

J_�&8� noun gratitude, return kindness

J�� noun smell, odour

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Î#��)Ð noun doctor, physician

J��/� noun dirth, filth, stain

J6� noun mule


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J"�/� noun morning

J"�+,�� noun breakfast

J"1� noun heat, warmth

J"1��2��2�80 verb to get fever, to raise the temperature

J"1�K4:� noun impact of heat, temperature

ð� noun net

ð�+.� noun mesh, net

14�Ã#� noun 1) clear perception 2) interest

14�/�l.� adverb a few, some

14�C.� noun dictionary, orthography

1#�\� adverb long ago, once upon a time

1#�&j� noun 1) acceptance 2) response, action

1+�l8� noun one who keeps promise or commitment

1+�2l�� noun oath, pledge

1+�H":� noun holy dharma


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1+�J4:� adjective 1) very tight 2) very strict

1+�/� adjective excellent, noble, sublime

1+��2� adjective deep, profound

41#��:� noun village compound

41#:� noun tune, pitch, tone

418��D��80 verb to spread mattress

418��Jj� noun invitation

418�:� noun seat, place of residence

41+��°� noun selection verb to select

41+:�#4� noun advice, counsel, pith instruction

41�� noun depth

4S4�J4:� adjective cruel, vicious, spiteful

4S4:� noun canopy, a parasol

4S#�]1� noun lineage, descent

4S#��,»� noun descendants

4S#�£:� noun family son, heir

4S&�² noun disciple, student


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41"#�$� postposition in front

41"#�$�:� noun apron, front cover

41"#�b"�� adjective face to face

41"#�&j� noun reception

41"8� noun evil spirit, malevolent forces

214��48� noun one’s responsibility

214�l4� pronoun we, us

214�/"� noun owner

214��,»� noun 1) care 2) egoism

21��80 verb 1) to drive away 2) to drive 3) to follow, to pursue, to chase

2S4�;":� noun incense

2S1�P0 noun ambrosia, nectar

2S1�20 noun the four devils

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21Yc"4�c"� adjective fine, well, comfortable, healthy

21j�/�20 noun the four noble truths

21j��,»� noun truth, fact verb to grasp the truth

21j��,»��Y80 verb to believe, to trust

21j�ñ8� noun true or false

21j�ñ8�±Y80 verb to distinguish true or false, to find out whether something is right or wrong

+1#�ò2� adverb yesterday evening

+1#�4� adverb last time

+1�� noun arrow

+1��s4:� noun arrow head

+1��"#� noun arrow notch

+1��PE� noun archery, archery game

+1��C� noun a point scored by hitting near the target within an agreed measured length

+1��2(1� noun description of archery

+S8� noun front

+S8�2Ç� noun reception verb to invite, to receive


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+1"�Hj� noun director

+1"�+#:� noun name of a collection of sutras (literally “many scriptures”)

+1"4�84� adjective dark noun dark colour

+1"#:�Q"� noun feather, peacock feather

�14�«�� noun wattle plaster

�12�+ noun leaf

�12�+�U"�/0 noun cabbage

�1+� noun 1) clay, mud 2) swamp

�1+�²� noun duck

�1+�)#� noun swampy area

�1��80 verb to shake, to shiver, to tremble

�1��4:.� noun shiver, an act of trembling

�1:�/� noun the past, the time that has gone by past verb to have passed away

�10� "̂�&:� adverb immediately

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�1åE�4C"4/� noun driver

�1"4:�l8� noun sub-joined letters, sub-fixed letters

�1"1�H4:� noun lust, passion, desire

�1"1�/� noun wish, ambition, desire

�1"1�O"1� noun lust fulfillment verb to fulfil lust

�1"1�C"8� noun pleasures, the qualities of desire

�1"1�&"4� noun lewdness, sexual misconduct

�1"�� verb 1) to give up 2) to avoid

�J�+k+� adjective equal noun equality

�J�+0�J� noun variety, different kinds

�J�2K:� noun copy

�J8��J� adjective equal, equivalent

�J�� adjective alike, similar

�J0)*� noun interrogative word

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�JYó#� noun whirlwind

�J"4� noun fear, fright

�J"4�80 verb to be afraid, to be frightened, to be scared

�J"4�:0:0 adjective frightening, scary

Ë.� noun container, pot

Ë.�Ë.+� adjective special, intended for a special purpose

ô#�!"2� noun beating

Ëç� noun beads

Ë"� noun stone, pebble, rock

Ë"�1U�� noun gypsum, chalk

Ë"�eYx�X+� noun vajra-cross, crossed vajras

Ë"�eY418� noun Bodhgaya

Ë"�84� noun slate

Ë"�\#� noun boulder, rock

Ë"�&�� noun stone slab

Ë"�:"&� noun coal

Ë"4�D&� noun kick

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Ë"��4l"1� noun name of a sutra

Ë":�b"�� noun 1) degor, flat circular stone played as a sport 2) the game degor

Ì8� verb to have, to possess, to be associated with

Ì�� noun to float

õ+�� noun garden, orchard

ÌY+.� noun lock

Ì�:��M� noun paintings on the walls of a monastery, frescoes, mural paintings

É0HY verb to pity

É0HY:0:0 adjective pitiful, pitiable

É.�Q®� noun evil deed and obscuration, degradation and defilement

É.�/� noun evil deed, non-virtue, sin

É.�2(4:� noun atonement, expiation, confession verb to admit and abandon evil deeds

¦4�r"#� noun loss, deprivation

¦4�2Õ&�r021j�/� noun truth of suffering

¦4�«"#� noun torture, mistreatment

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ÉY�� noun grade, rank, position

ÉY£u� noun regent

É�� noun orthography, spelling in a language verb to put all in one, to join

É��«"�� noun orthography, spelling in a language

É��C.� noun compounding manual, a manual that describes the way to compound different medicinal substances into medicines

É"#�X"4:� noun friend, helper

É"#�/"� noun tree trunk

É"#��:� noun wick, the piece of woven material in the centre of a candle or an oil lamp

É"1�80 verb 1) to sit 2) to stay

É"1�y�� noun house, home, residence

É"+�d4:� noun addition sign, plus sign (+)

É"+�)*� noun concise summary, summary in a few words

2Ë�� noun translation, interpretation, sign interpretation

2Ë�1"8� noun information

2Ë��6� noun communication


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2Ë�C.� noun 1) grammar, language rules 2) symbolic script, code writing

2Ë2�80 verb 1) to fell, to cut down 2) to beat, to fix

2Ë2�4:.� noun oppression, tyranny

2Ë��80 verb to sharpen, to whet

2Ë&�80 verb to demolish, to dismantle

2ô#�80 verb to beat, to hit

2ô#:� past tense of 2ô#�

2Ì4�80 verb to lick

2¦�C.� noun abbreviation

2¦�4:"4� noun accumulation, hoarding

2É"+�80 verb to add, to merge, to combine

2É"+:� noun total

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8�)� noun sickness, disease, illness

8�)-� noun age

8�ñ�2c2�80 verb to pretend to be sick

8�q4� noun pain, ache

8�2�� noun (honorific) clothes, dress

8��"� noun the vowel �

84� noun barley adjective black

84�PM� noun astrology

84:�F"#� noun forest management, forest maintenance

8#� postposition in, inside

8#��$"1� noun interior postposition within, inside

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8#�dj� noun inner object of worship

8#�1"4�80 verb to face problem, to have difficulty

8#�1"8��.�/ noun metaphysics, Buddhist sciences

8#�/� noun 1) Buddhism 2) name given to a Buddhist (literally

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8#��6�C.��.:� noun internal correspondence

8#�+0 noun family members

8#�4Ç4� noun bribery

8#�4:m� noun specification, sub-category

8#:�/� adverb tomorrow

81�40 noun disease, sickness

81�C+:� noun pestilence, plague, epidemic

81�4C"4� noun caretaker of patient, nurse

81��:� noun serious disease, chronic disease

88�®� noun earnest analysis

8+�+$�� noun sky

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8+�z� noun time, season

8+�&#:� verb to dawn, to break day noun dawn, daybreak

8&��8+� noun a species of sparrow

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ò2� noun west

ò2�80 verb to set

ò2�+"� noun night

ò:�+°� noun power, mystical power

ò:�/� noun effect, force, power

ò:�K4:� noun strength, power

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8Y÷�&0 noun Nepali, people of Nepal

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8"��2� noun mistake, fault

8"��A� noun 1) gem, jewel 2) person’s name

8"��A�2:0&0 noun rhinoceros

8"��!'/� noun cattle herder, cowboy

484� adjective black

484��4�� adjective shiny black

484�c#�c� adjective dark black, very black

484�D4� noun rope made from yak hair

484�S#� noun the dark

484�C.� noun black letters, bold letters

484�&"4�&"� adjective serious, unfriendly

48#�80 verb (honorific) to give

48#�2� noun approval, permission, sanction

48#:�)� adverb the day after tomorrow

481�´#:� noun reason, main reason

481�1"8� noun reason, matter


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48+�t� noun aeroplane, spacecraft

48+�s4:� noun thunderbolt

48+�+E�:�+E� adjective boundless, immense, limitless, beyond the earth and sky

48+�&"� adjective year

48+�2£"�80 verb falling of dusk

48�� adjective ancient time, early time

48:� noun 1) place 2) sacred place

verb to exist

48:�p2:� adjective interim, provisional noun strategy, method

48:�p"�� noun pilgrimage

48:�$#� noun dwelling place, dwelling for deities

48:�Hj� noun supreme sacred place

48:�o#:� noun condition, situation

48:�2d8� noun 1) head lama of a district monastic body 2) expounders of Buddhism 3) person’s name

48:�214� noun local deity, regional god


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48:�)#� noun wife

48:�)1� noun standard

48:�L&� noun news, information

48:�40 noun 1) staying place, residence 2) locative case

48:�� noun level, status, rank

48:/"� noun host

48"1� verb to harm, to hurt, to injure

48"1��j� noun injury, damage

48"1�kj� noun danger, risk

48"1�/� noun harm, damage, mischief

48"1��)� noun harm, injury, damage, encroachment

48"1�:Z:� noun ill will, malice, evil mind

48"8�80 verb to oppress, to suppress

+8+�80 verb to smell

+8�+� noun daughter-in-law

+8��+E� noun incessant hell, hell of unending torment

+8&� noun (honorific) sleep


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+8&�&+� noun (honorific) dream

+8"�80 verb to think, to reflect

+8"�L&� noun manner of thinking, way of thinking, opinion, idea

+8"��.� noun thinking ability, intelligence

¸� noun ear

¸4� noun pus, yellowish liquid formed in an infected wound

¸+�l"� noun ear

¸+�d"4� noun 1) superstition, discursive thought 2) thinking, reflection

¸+�D�� noun biography, hagiography

¸+��Jj� noun Buddha, teacher, guide

¸+�/��x&�2� verb to be victorious, to be completely victorious

¸+�1Ô"1� noun judgement, discernment

¸+�1²Y noun case— the form of a noun, adjective or a pronoun in Dzongkha that show its relationship to another word

¸+�î_� noun result of former actions, karmic effect

¸+�4CN� noun distraction


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¸�� noun ear

¸��2§��80 verb to be bored, to be unpleasing to the ear

¸&��²"��/� noun saint, male practitioner, yogi

¸&��²"�+� noun female practitioner, yogini

¸":�$.�$0 adjective sharp

¸":��4�� adjective pointed, sharp

Ã� noun 1) nose 2) kind, type, variety

Ã�)9:� adjective myriad, various, diverse

Ã4�P0 noun ink

Ã4�)#� noun a large traditional house usually the residence of a local leader in the past

Ã#�214� noun worry

Ã#�214�+E� adjective carefree, happy-go-lucky

Ã#�2� noun sight, vision

Ã#�+E�2§��80 verb to neglect, to disregard, to ignore

Ã+�A� noun woollen cloth

Ã+�«�� noun monk’s robe

¤+��$"�� noun vehicle


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/4:�U"� noun skin

/1�U�� noun mustard

/1�p"�� noun round, rotation, revolution

/1�p"��2Ñi�80 verb to revolve, to rotate, to turn around

/ú0c� noun scholar, Pandita

/�� noun photograph, picture

/��+� noun picture frame

/��(�� noun 1) picture frame 2) woodblock

/0:0 noun pencil

:�+"� noun knee

/"�c0 noun volume, a book in pecha template, Bhutanese-style book

1/��FE�FE� adjective proud, confident

1/��k+:� noun bravery, courage, confidence

1/��4c+� noun heroic tales

1/��d4:� noun 1) sword 2) symbol of bravery


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1/��+"� noun 1) heroine 2) shaman (female)

1/��P&� noun adventure

1/��P&/� noun soldier, army

1/��+,#:� noun bravery, courage, strength, gallantry

1/��T+�80 verb to lose one’s bravery, to be timid, to lack confidence

1/&�Ì8� adjective glorious name noun person’s name

1/&�2ç� noun glorious knot, endless knot, one of the eight auspicious symbols

1/&��²"�� noun economy, wealth, economic resources

1 #�4kj� noun defender, helper

1 #�Ë"� noun shot-put

1/YG8� noun publication

1/YH� noun book scripture, Bhutanese-style book

1/Y1�� noun bound books

1/��8� phrase for example

1/"8� noun 1) king, queen 2) high-ranking official


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1/"8�f"2� noun 1) regional governor 2) master and disciple

1Ô#�80 verb to hang, to suspend

1Ô1�80 verb to analyse, to examine

1Ô1��.� noun memory, ability to remember

1Ô&�DY noun bald, baldness

1ÔY noun 1) model, sample, specimen 2) example

1ÔY4c+� noun proverb, saying, maxim

1ÔYo"8� noun demonstration

;� noun 1) cane, bamboo 2) graciousness

;��"� noun Paro, name of a place in western Bhutan

;4�(�� noun bamboo

;4:� noun meat slice, meat slabs

;#�D#� noun flat land, plain, meadow

;#�80 verb to avoid, to give up, to abandon

;#�W#� noun rejection and acceptance, do’s and don’ts


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;�"� exclamation used to express great surprise or admiration, wow

;��G8� noun printing

;��12#� noun copyright

¡� noun hair, fur

¡�:"4�:"� adjective hairy, furry

¡#�80 verb to pile, to stack, to assemble

¡#:� past tense of ¡#�80

¡8�H� noun sibling, cousin

¡�� noun (honorific) dead body

¡��80 verb to cover, to wrap

¡��:� noun cloth to cover something, cloth to wrap something

¡:�� adjective good, nice

¡:�4�#� adjective pure

¡:�)1� noun quality

;E�80 verb to drill, to pierce, to rip


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;6�$#� noun institute

;6�+� noun 1) alternating sequence 2) mixed verse and prose

O�1U�� noun white monkey

O�ô4:��D2�80 verb to worry, to do things hurriedly, to be haphazard

O�)Â� noun wax, beeswax

O#�U� adjective poor

O#�´� noun jackal

O#�y0 noun stray dog

O#�J4:� adjective very clever, very quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation

O8� noun (honorific) eye

O8�H2� noun (honorific) tear

O8�J#�80 verb(honorific) 1) to invite 2) to invoke

O8�(6� noun (honorific) eye glasses, spectacles

O0Q"� noun fine part of feathers of a bird


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O0c"4� noun tip, top

O08"�� noun 1) head jewel 2) common property, wealth

O058� noun general welfare, public welfare

O0W� noun 1) head lama, local ruler who was usually a

lama in ancient Bhutan 2) common guru, lama for the general public

O04û4� noun crown of the head, top of the head

O04q4:� noun embodiment, universal form

O0B4:� noun 1) general system, general rule 2) universal tradition

O0&"� noun western year, common year

O0:Z:� noun general feeling, common mind

O0£"&� noun custom, practice, habitual practice

Oi�2c#� adjective general adverb generally

O"1�80 verb to use, to utilize

O"1�&+� noun behaviour, character, conduct

Ä��C.� noun letter, epistle, correspondence


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ü&�� noun reincarnated person, tulku

Ä6�z� noun 1) fifth Bhutanese month 2) birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche

Ä"� noun 1) enjoyment, entertainment 2) emanation of light

Ä"�k+:� noun joyful feeling, happy mood

Ä"1�80 verb 1) to give 2) to pay

Ä":��"/� noun silversmith, goldsmith

Ä":�2�"�80 verb to inscribe, to engrave

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consonants 2) father

5�U0&"4:� noun other side

5��"��w4�b"+�.�/"� noun Phajo Drugom Zhigpo, a twelfth century meditative ascetic who spread Drukpa Kagyu teachings in Bhutan, founder of the phajo lineages of Bhutan

5�;1� noun father and son, father and daughter

5#+� noun lap, the part of your legs that forms a flat surface at the front when you are sitting down

5#:�:Z:� noun 1) caring attitude 2) feeling of loss

51��#� noun bag

58�4c+� noun advice, counselling, helping talk

58�D2:� noun means to benefit

58�D"4:� noun benefit, usefulness, efficacy

58�21Y noun welfare, well-being

58��1�:� adjective contributory

58�/� noun benefit, help

58�L8� adverb in between, involving two sides pronoun each other

58�C"8� noun benefits, advantages


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52�d4:� noun minus sign, subtraction sign (-)

5�� adverb there

5��&"4:+� noun the other side

5&�p1� noun colloquial language, spoken language

5&�$� noun colloquial language, spoken language

5&�P"+� noun common verse, ordinary composition

5&�)*� noun common word, normal terminology

5'V0 noun feet (ft), a unit for measuring length equal to 12 inches

\�ý� noun pigeon

\4� noun cave

\4:� noun 1) food-store 2) long-run, future

\#� noun heap, pile

\1� noun the first portion of a food or drink offered to deities verb to remove

\1�c� noun a small measuring bowl, phueta

\1�Ë"4�4l.� noun single, one

\8�Ç+�)9:�/� adjective perfectly complete noun perfection


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\&�80 verb (honorific) 1) to give, to offer 2) to submit

5�:�2Ç� noun (honorific) reception, occasion to receive or welcome somebody

5"� noun male, gent adjective male, masculine

5"�Fm� noun man, gent, male

5"�¶8+� noun elder brother

5"��+� noun abdomen

5"�Hj� noun castrated horse

5"��#� noun castle, palace

5"4� noun suit, match verb to hit

5"4�)-� noun estimation, assumption, guess

5"1�U� noun gown, long-sleeved gown worn by lamas

5"�� noun stomach

5"��+�Fm� noun bat

5"�/� noun cup, bowl

±4� noun (honorific) hand


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±4�b�/� noun attendant

±4�dj� noun (honorific) present, gift

±4�D+� noun (honorific) seal

±4�1�/� noun cleaner

±4�1+� noun (honorific) seal

±4�+1�� noun (honorific) arrow

±4�\&�80 verb to prostrate, to offer prostration

±4�±u� noun service

±4��^N� noun (honorific) rosary, prayer beads

±4�12#� noun 1) initiation, empowerment, blessing 2) audience

±4�T�80 verb to serve

±4�¹� noun (honorific) work, workload

±4�(8� noun (honorific) sword

±4�K&� noun (honorific) legacy, bequest

±4:�Ý.:� noun garbage, rubbish, waste

±0 noun outside, exterior

±0/� noun 1) outsider 2) non-Buddhist


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±0~� noun evening

±0K2:� noun 1) sheath 2) case

±0("4� noun outer page, outer cover

±þ0 adjective external, outer

í4�/"� adjective rich, wealthy

í��p+� noun squeeze-dried cheese

±Y noun powder, flour verb to open

±N+� noun beads, rosary

±E�U� pronoun half

±E�V+� noun 1) chetrum, one-hundredth part of a ngultrum 2) money

±E�+)+:� noun middle part

±Z�&� noun butterfly

±"4:� noun direction

±"4:�+L#:� adjective similar, alike


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ÿ� noun 1) luck, positive force 2) divination, sign

^�+� noun slander, false talk

^4�1"4� noun envy, jealousy

^#� adjective straight

^#�c#�c� adjective 1) straight, upright 2) honest, sincere, straightforward

^#�80 verb 1) to make straight, to be upright 2) to be direct 3) to be honest

^1� noun particle, connective word

^8� noun oneself

^_�C.� noun letter, written message

^_�&:� noun activity

�54:�/� adjective sublime, exalted

�5#��@� noun acrobatics

�5��80 verb 1) to increase, to expand 2) to bounce

�5�� noun a species of wild dog


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�\��80 verb 1) to fly 2) to crease 3) to rub, to massage

�5"�2� noun transference of consciousness

�±1�80 verb to meet together

�±��80 verb 1) to hoist, to brandish 2) to yawn 3) to winnow

�±N+� noun rosary, beads

�±"4�80 verb 1) to snatch, to seize 2) to rob

�^1� verb to meet

�^&� adjective current, present

�^&�\4:� noun current and future

�^&��^&� adverb often, frequently

�^_�C.� noun letter, written message

�^_�&:� noun deed, activity

�h&�$#� noun factory, plant

�h&�³#� noun bulldozer, tractor, power-tiller


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� "̂1�2oj� noun health-care

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alphabet 2) cow

2�+�� noun butter, butter made from cow’s milk

2#�l8� adjective domineering noun domineering person, bully

2#��#� noun a round cane basket, banchung �

2#�+,-� noun properties, stores

22�(8+� noun spider

2&� noun wool

2&��"&� noun a kind of cymbal

2&/�:æ� noun guava, a fruit with yellow skin and flesh

20��+_� noun vitamin, a natural substance in food essential for humans

A� noun 1) son 2) boy

A�î1� noun mother and daughter

A�40 noun offsprings

A�&"8� noun debt

A1�80 verb to drop, to fall

A1�+E� noun woman


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A+�/� noun vase, pitcher

A+"� noun 1) daughter 2) girl

A&�c"� noun baking powder

2ø�� noun precious stone, vaidurya (Sanskrit) �

2"#�}� noun donkey

2"1� noun Tibet

2"1�$� noun Tibetan language

2"1�C.� noun Tibetan letters

²� noun bird

²�¶"1� noun vulture

²�¶"1�\#�/"�0�0 noun Vulture Peak Mountain, name of a place near Rajgir in India

²�Q"� noun feather, bird’s feather

²�H0H0 adjective elegant, graceful

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²�/"1� noun rooster, cock, male chicken

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²�24� noun 1) behaviour, conduct 2) way of doing, method

²�4�.� noun a kind of leopard

²�·&� noun object of verb

²��"4�41"#�l8� noun raven, a large bird

²��"4:� noun servant

²�4("4/� noun feathers, bird feathers

²4� noun cliff, crag

²4�\4� noun cave

²4�� noun wild goat

²#�$"4� noun chest

²#�Þ2� noun 1) perfection, excellence, enlightenment 2) person’s name

²#�Þ2�(�� noun Bodhi tree

²#�80 verb to lose, to go missing

²#��±1� noun 1) opponent 2) enemy, rival

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²+:�/� noun kindness, mercy, affection

²+"� noun hen, fowl

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²0�ë noun rat

²_��2:� noun 1) blessings 2) blessed food articles

²æ��#� noun chick, bird

n�~� noun coral

n#�� noun layer, level

²Y noun measuring bowl

²YD#� noun desert, sandy plain

²Y2� number ten million

²Y�4� adjective 1) specific, particular 2) kind, type, sort

²E�Q� noun agentive case, ergative case

²E�/�/"� noun agent of an action

²Z� noun sand


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²6�� noun frenzy, commotion, hurly-burly

� "� noun bitter buckwheat

²"�7� noun taste

²"4��r"�80 verb to run away, to play truant

�4�\4� noun cave

�#� noun chest, front part of human or animals

�8�+"� noun female servant

�8�4C"4� noun servant, servant and attendant, serf

�+�+0&"� noun Bramilo, language spoken by Bramis of Dakpas, also known as Dakpakha

�+��Y noun Brahmin, name of a caste

�Y noun a measuring bowl

�"� noun 1) dance 2) oath

�"�� noun taste

W�4":� noun religious robe, dress worn by lamas

W�1/"8� noun spiritual leader, master


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W#� verb to accept

W+�28�1� noun tomato

�4�80 verb 1) to put 2) to pour 3) to hit

�8�/"� noun stupid, foolish person

W"�$"4� noun courage, confidence

W"��$"&�80 verb to regret, to pity

W"�X":� noun wisdom

W"��r"1� noun regret, repentance

W"�4c1� noun trust

W"�4c1�80 verb to trust

W"�21Y/4�/� adverb certainly, definitely, surely

W"��2��80 verb to cough

W"��Y noun ode, a formal exchange of poetic words between two people or between groups of people

W"��.� noun intelligence

W"�4:�� noun kindergarten, pre-primary, nursery-level

W"8�/"� noun minister


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24�4CN� noun inattention verb to be distracted

21�U8� noun phlegm

2��H1� noun 1) hindrance, obstacle 2) interruption 3) misfortune

2��o"#� noun 1) empty space 2) waste

2��D"4� noun middle floor, middle storey

2��1"� noun 1) intermediate state, state between death

and rebirth 2) dilemma, confusion

12#� noun 1) blessing, empowerment, initiation 2) power, authority

12#�l8� adjective powerful, mighty

12#�H� noun power, perogative

12#�D#� noun 1) fortune, luck 2) power, charisma

12#�/"� noun 1) the sense organs 2) person’s name

adjective chief, supreme


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12#�)1� noun authority, power

12#��,»� noun 1) authority 2) person’s name

12�0 exclamation 1) used to show surprise, fear or joy 2) used to attract somebody’s attention

1A� noun (honorific) head

1A�¯� noun (honorific) hair

1A��u� noun (honorific) 1) leader 2) leadership

1A�x8� noun crown, head ornament

1A�2�m� verb 1) come into existence 2) to begin, to found

1A�+�0&+� noun middle path, middle way

1A�2û4:� verb (honorific)to start, to found

1A�PY noun pinnacle, tower

1A��,»� noun 1) head 2) principal

1A�� noun (honorific) head, cap

1A4:� noun breath


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1A��80 verb 1) to press, to rub 2) to push, to dash, to nudge

1A&�5"#:� noun poverty

12j�/� noun 1) solitude, loneliness 2) solitary place

12"4�80 verb to scoop

1²#:� noun 1) vowel 2) melody, tune

1²_�p1� noun English, English language

1n4�D"� noun mace, rod, a decorative stick carried as a symbol of authority

1²Y®� noun evaluation, assessment

1²Y�� noun class, level, division

1²Y2(�� noun 1) trial 2) investigation

�24�80 verb 1) to take 2) to carry

�21�80 verb to do


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�21�24�2l��24� noun behaviour, conduct, manner, mannerism

�22�80 verb 1) to descend, to come down 2) to dismount, to get off a horse, bicycle, etc.

�2�� noun 1) target 2) affidavit

�2��80 verb 1) to burn, to catch fire 2) to rise

�2&�80 verb to uproot, to pull out, to remove

�A�80 verb to infect, to spread a disease

�A��:� noun raw silk

�A/� noun insect, worm

�A+�^4� adjective myriad, hundreds of thousands, an extremely large number of something

�A&�80 verb to give, to offer

�2"�80 verb 1) to call, to summon, to invite 2) to throw, to dispose of

�2"1�b�/� noun attendant of the Royal Court in ancient Bhutan, boegarp

�2"1�Q� noun 1) folk songs 2) vocative, calling terms identified as eighth

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�2"&�J4:� adjective too much, excess, more than necessary or required

�²&�80 verb to be separated, to part

�²0 noun female yak

�²u�80 verb to miss

�²u�p"�� noun deception, trickery

�n#�´#:� noun 1) source, origin 2) the fifth case in Dzongkha

�n#�48:� noun place of origin, source

�²6�80 verb to connect, to join, to link

�²"4/� noun nomad, nomadic people

�²"8�&+� noun (honorific) trail, footpath

�²"�� verb 1) to arrive 2) to receive

�²"��/� noun wealth, fortune, riches

��0 verb to write noun female yak

��0�0 noun writing table

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��0P"+� noun essay, composition

��0("4� noun 1) form 2) writing paper

�� adjective medium, mediocre

�w�Ã� noun grains, variety of cereals

�w�+�� noun oil from seeds

�w4� noun 1) dragon 2) Bhutan, native name for Bhutan

�w4�/� noun 1) Bhutanese, people of Bhutan, Drukpa 2) follower of Drukpa Kagyu tradition,

Drukpa

�w4�z� noun Bhuatense lunar month

��6�]8� noun cotinuum, link, continuity, connection

��6�Q� noun the sixth case in Dzongkha

��6�4c"4:� noun involvement

��6�2� noun 1) connection, relation 2) affairs

��6�)*� noun conjunction, linking words

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��"#�r�� noun takin

"2��@� verb to roll down, to tumble down

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v� noun a kind of bamboo verb to hide, to conceal

v�b"�� noun hut, makeshift hut

v4�/� noun stain, pollution, defilement

v&/� noun frog

v:�48:� noun hidden place, hidden sacred place

ß4� noun centre, middle

ß4�4(4� noun equal parts, half

ß&� noun snake

vY particle 1) used to show similarity 2) used in adverbial functions 3) used as linking particle

v"� noun punch verb to swell

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v"+�(":� adjective 1) biggest 2) eldest

«#� noun honey verb to study, to learn, to practice

«#�]4:� noun test, examination

«#�2� noun practice

«#+� noun flies

«��80 verb to stick, to attach

«.�S+� noun a kind of short wooden javelin pointed on both ends thrown in a sporting event

«_�214� noun 1) patron, sponsor, host 2) owner

«��$"4� adjective feeble, frail, weak, skinny

«"#�¹� noun exercise, homework

�4�80 verb 1) to attach, to combine 2) to arrange marriage

�#�H�� noun seasonal rain, light rainfall

�"8� verb to summon, to call

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consonants 2) mother 3) main, root 4) negative prefix

+�1×&� noun fund, budget, finance

+�s"4:� adjective not capable, not able

+�Hj� noun preserved body

+�D�� adjective unbearable

+�1"�2�� adverb besides, in addition, on top of

+��J�� adjective different, not the same, dissimilar

+��0 noun a prayer dedicated to Avalokiteshvara, mani

+�8"��2� adjective not wrong, not making mistakes

+�²_�/�&j�/� verb to steal, to take what is not given

+�î1� noun mother and child

+�P� noun capital, principal amount

+��)+:� verb to be not okay, to be not appropriate

+�!"#� noun main fortress, main castle

+�40 adverb in fact, in actual fact, actually

+��1� adverb besides, moreover

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+�C.� noun register, main register

+�4C"4� noun mother’s helper adjective uncovered, not covered

+�(m� verb to not know

+��Y noun buffalo

+�� noun butter adverb down

+��V_� noun 1) tinned oil, canned oil 2) vegetable oil

+��2l1� adverb downwards, towards the lower level

+��2� adverb downwards, towards the lower level

+&�H� noun blanket

+0p1� noun human sound, human language

+0´#:�#"�Ä"1�&4�y�� noun citenzenship card, identity card

+0H":� noun principles of humanity, moral law, ways of people, customs, tradition

+0d4�/� noun impermanence adjective impermanent

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+0ÉY noun community, society

+0ò4� verb not to be

+0PM� noun census

+0�2:� noun generation

+0�.:� noun 1) humankind, human race 2) nationality 3) ethnicity

+0� "2:� noun population, human population

+0B:� noun human body, human life, human existence

+0B:�5&�/� noun ordinary human body

+0B:��+�/"�2� noun just a human body

+0B:��_�/"�HY noun precious human body

+0:�� noun citizen, public, subject, people

+0:��°:�1/"8� noun people’s representative

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+.�c"� noun eye

+.�81� noun eye disease

+.��h&� noun apparition, magic, illusion, trickery


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+�� noun 1) name 2) noun

+��4c+� noun fame, reputation, name

+��d4:� noun signature, initial

+��D"� noun list, name-list

+��+� adjective nominal, token phrase only a name, just a label

+��)2� noun pronoun

+��)*� noun word, term, terminology, noun

+��40 noun root letter,basic letter, main letter in a word

�4Y noun famine, lack of food

�c.� noun pearls, mother-of-pearl

�o�:�/� noun non-Buddhist, heretic

8�/� noun darkness, obscurity, ignorance

+Y noun fire

+YV�� noun match

+YH4� noun fire torch, flambou

+Y+H"1� noun 1) fire offering 2) fire, to be damaged by fire


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+Y�4�:4�oN�/�0$� noun language of Merak and Sakteng, Brokpalo

+E� verb to be lack of, to be absence of, to be devoid of

+j� verb is not, not to be

+m�+E� noun fun, mockery

+"� noun female pronounoun she, her

+"�2c2� noun 1) trial, test, experiment 2) divination, prognostication

+"�S�5�&� noun papaya, pawpaw

+"�/� noun soothsayer, fortune teller

+"��N:+"� noun single woman, derogatory term used to refer to a single woman

+"8�p1� noun language of the Monpas, Monkha

+"8�$� noun Monkha, language of the Monpas

+"8�/� noun Monpa, tribal people

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+":�½:� noun devotion and respect

â�#8� noun misery, grief

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+#��2:� pronoun several, lot, many

+#�(":� adjective maximum

+#�(":��#� adverb mostly

+�&� noun mandala

1+4� noun battle, war

1+4�b�� noun military camp

1+4�Hj� noun world war

1+4�4c+� noun war tales

1+4�1 #� noun army, troop, military forces

1+4�1/"8� noun army chief, general

1+4�+0 noun army personnel, soldier

1+4��,�� noun war, warfare

1+#:� noun public, the populace

1+#:��H+� noun general mask dance

1+#:��,ê:� noun public gathering, general meeting

1+�� adverb low


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1+�� adverb low

1+�� adjective red

1+�� adjective red stripe noun red-striped cloth

1+��#m�#Y adjective scarlet, reddish

1+��4:1� noun murder, massacre, slaughter

1+�/"� adjective red

1+.:�4c1� noun aim, target

1+.:�1"8� noun aim, purpose, objective, focus

1+.:�·&� noun aim, goal

1+"1�#8� noun curse, bad wishes

1â&�2� noun hell, lowest realm

1â&��A+� noun Nyalbum, name of a person who supposedly had committed many evil deeds in his previous life and is today represented as evil in a dance call Raksha ’Mangcham

�� noun sore, wound

��²� noun peacock

�#�40 noun foundation, base

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î��Y exclamation emphatic expression

î1�)*� noun abusive words

î8�$#� noun hospital, dispensary

î8�2l":� noun treatment, therapy, medical treatment

î8�á"#:� noun Bhutan, land of medicines

î8�!:� noun medicinal ingredients, medicinal substance

î8�(�� noun medicinal tree

î_�Î4� noun name of a star, very bright star

îY2� noun mole, freckle, a dark mark on the skin

î"� exclamation used to check that somebody agrees with you or understands you

î"1��1�:� noun condemnation, slander, blame

î"8�)*� noun words of good wishes

î"8�&+� noun prayer, supplication

�#�48:� noun practice in which fasting and silence is observed, rite of fasting and silence

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��+#�$� noun Tsamangkha, a dialect spoken in Tsamang under Mongar District

�#�� adjective calm, quiet, silent

�#�� adverb alone, only

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�*/��80 verb to get angry, to be annoyed

û�8Y noun lime

û�8YË"� noun limestone

4�4�80 verb to drain, to strain, to sieve

4�#�H2� noun (honorific)water

4�#�Þ� noun clean water, clean river

4�#�c"4�c"� adjective clean, pure, fresh

4�#�� noun cleanliness, sanitation, hygiene

4û4�&4�$#� noun monastery

4û4�&4�f"2�ÉY noun university

4�Ðl8� adjective chief, main, principal noun main person, key person

4�ÐHY(":� adjective most important


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4�Ð�,»� noun chief, head adjective most important, main

4�-� noun antelope, gazelle

2�4� noun red clay, soil

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2�8�c"4�c"� adjective secure, safe, firm, powerful

2�� noun rust

2��80 verb to be in procession, to be in queue

2û8��&� noun monk tax, a system in which families were under obligation to send one son to join state monkhood

2û8�+"� noun queen

2û+�80 verb to shut, to close

2��80 verb to sew, to stitch

2�Ð80 verb to boil

2�È�80 verb to sell

2�-� noun indigo plant

2�¿� noun 1) prison 2) imprisonment

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P��:�Hj�+"� noun constitution, the system of laws in a country

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P�¶:� noun 1) fool, idiot, silly (male) 2) person’s name

P�¶:+"� noun 1) fool, idiot, silly (female) 2) person’s name

P�HYc"4�c"� adjective very important

P�1�¡�&:� adverb used to emphasize a negative statement or argument, completely, totally

P�2� noun root adverb under, beside, nearby, next to

P�2�0W+� noun root guru, root teacher

P�4T#� noun curriculum

P#� noun thorn

P1�4l"1� noun investigation, inquiry

P&� noun 1) skill, dexterity, adroitness 2) swim

P0(�� noun flora, plants

P0:� noun cement


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PM�I0�.�/� noun astrology

PM�� noun statement, accounts statement

PM�2��80 verb 1) to estimate, to calculate 2) to check astrological influences

PM�4T#� noun 1) astrology 2) mathematics

PM/� noun astrologer

�2�J4:� adjective coarse, harsh, rough, forceful

PY noun tip, top, peak

PY1/"8+"� noun leading dancer, main singer

PY�0 noun land under shifting cultivation

PE�o"8� noun tournament

PE�D#� noun playground, sports field

PE�+"� noun games, sports

PE+"� noun games, sports


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P"1�³N��0P"+� noun argumentative essay

P"1�2¦�� noun debate

P"1�P� noun plaintiff, complainant

P"1�z� noun defendant

P"1�C� noun defendant

P"1�&8� noun disputation

P"1/� noun debate

P"+�Q.� noun writing, composition

P"+�/�/"� noun author

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��"4� noun grassland, pasture-land, grazing land

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2P+:� past tense of 2P+�

2P0´#:� noun consideration

2P0+D"#� noun recognition, acknowledgement

2P0�#� noun celebration


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2P.:� past tense of pile

2PY noun affection, love, fondness, kindness

2PY4S#� noun feeling, love, love and affection

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2P�:� past tense of 2P��

2P�:�C.� noun surmounted letters

2P"8��t:� noun diligence, vigour, assiduity

2P"8�K4:� noun vigorous effort, great effort

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consonants 2) pain

adjective hot

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)�#��2c"8�80 verb 1) to hurry up 2) to work hard

)�c"4�c"� adjective hot, warm

)�2� noun fever, heat

)�2"� noun nephew

)�+"� noun niece

)��:� noun influenza, flu

)4� noun Dzongkha syllable boundary marker

)4�4kM�2P�:+� noun colon (:)

)4:�$��L1�80 verb to do something correctly, to be efficient

)#� noun den, lair, nest verb to be complete

)#�$� noun Tshangkha, the name of a place in Trongsa

)#+� adjective complete, entire

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)#:�1²#:� noun divine voice, melody of Brahma


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)1�/�081� noun malaria

)1�+��.�/� noun logic, epistemology

)1�4q#�80 verb to confine, to limit

)1/� noun 1) heat 2) sweat, perspiration

)1/��)*�80 verb to feel hot, to feel heat

)8��.� noun science

)2� noun 1) substitute, representative 2) replacement

)2�+� noun substitute, representative, replacement

)2�)2� adjective hurried, not calm or settled

)2�L2� adjective hurried, unsettled, restless

)&�+� noun bushes

)&�B� noun orange

)ëB� noun fat

)*� noun word, term

)*��#� noun one line of verse

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)*��4� noun prose

)*:�2l1� noun verse

)��80 verb to be satisfied, to be contended

)�:� past tense of )��

)Â�+� noun spit

L�40&"4:� adverb this side

L4:�80 verb used to say that it is possible for somebody or something to do something such as “to be able to,” “can do,” “to be capable of,” etc.

L1�80 verb to be included, to be incorporated

L8�)-� postposition until, till

L&��:� noun discipline, moral discipline


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L&�Ì8� noun orderly, correct, proper, righteous

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)�D�� noun saving of life, life-saving

)��1:� adjective dead, late noun the dead person, the deceased

)�1/4�+E� noun 1) Amitayus, a deity 2) boundless life, measureless life

)��Î2� noun embroidery, tapestry

)�:� noun (honorific) tooth

)Ò� noun date

)Ò�X#:� noun date

)Ò�2�� noun 1) the tenth day 2) religious festival

)Ð2Ë� noun scolding

)9:��$"�� noun feast offering

)9:�ª� noun feast song

)9:�x8� noun vote

)9:�Þ#� noun committee


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)9:��S� noun assembly

)9:�/� noun association, union

)9:�&+� noun path of accumulation

)9:�2:4�80 verb to accumulate virtue, to accumulate merits

)È�$#� noun shop

)È�� noun commercialization

)È�2Q4:� noun business advertisement

)È��S:� noun market

)È�/� noun businessman, merchant, shopkeeper

)È��6� noun trade relation

)È��6�C.��t&� noun business correspondence, commercial correspondence

)È��"4� noun goods for sale, merchandise

)È�&+� noun 1) trade route 2) market

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)-�2£Y noun vegetables

)-+� noun curry, vegetable curry

)¿�� adjective colourful, coloured


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)Å�Ã#� noun feeling, sensation

)Å�K4:� noun strong feeling, emotion, passion

)Ï�40 noun colour

�� noun salt

+)8� noun (honorific) name

+)8�ku� noun 1) characteristics, defining properties 2) philosophical debate, argument

+)8�d4:� noun 1) mark, sign 2) signature

+)8�D"� noun (honorific) name-list

+)8�Ì8� adjective genuine, qualified

+)8�2�#� noun 1) good name, reputation 2) good signs

+)+:��"4� noun suspension, adjournment, break

+)+:�)-� noun limit

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�)+:� adjective reasonable, appropriate, suitable, proper

�)+:��J0 noun pleasant conversation upon meeting, greetings

�)��80 verb to produce young ones, to give birth

�)*�80 verb to get burned, to scorch

�L2� noun storm, disturbance

�)ã�Ã#� noun apprehension, uneasiness, anxiety

�)Ð verb to live adjective fertile

�)�/� adjective ripe

�)¥�80 verb to search, to seek, to explore

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,�0 exclamation used to express fear or joy

+,#:�/� adjective learned, wise

+,1�80 verb (honorific) to do

+,1�K&� noun (honorific) evidence of achievement, performance indicators

+,��+"� noun 1) female friend 2) mistress

+,��2(m� noun friends, intimate friends

+,��+� noun picnic

+Æ2�1I0 noun finger ring

+Æ2�48"8�s4:�/�� noun typewriter

+,Ò�x8� noun beautiful ornament, decoration

+,Ò�k+:� noun elegant feeling

+,-� noun treasury, storehouse, warehouse

�,4�80 verb to drop, to leak

�,+�³�� noun world, earth, globe

�,+�³��O0)9:� noun United Nations

�,»� verb to catch, to seize, to hold, to grasp


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�Æ+� noun smile

�Æ&�80 verb 1) to enter 2) to join, to take part

�,��80 verb 1) to ascend, to climb 2) to rise, to mount, to increase

�,�:� imperative form of �,��

�,ê�80 verb come together, to gather

�,ê:� past tense of �,ê�

�,ê:�2Ë� noun meeting notice, invitation to attend meeting

�,ê:�1/#� noun witness

�,¥�2� noun mistake, error adjective wrong

!�84� noun soot under or around a pot formed due to heating with wood, coal or gas

!+� noun earthern pot, pitcher verb to chop, to cut

!:�«"�� noun ingredients

ñ��h&� noun 1) magical display 2) miraculous power


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adjective false

ñ8�4c+� noun lie, false statement

ñ8�)*� noun lie, false statement

ñ:�+� noun counterfeit, imitation, unreality adjective unreal, fake

!YU"� noun pot-mat, a small circular mat kept under a pot to protect the surface from heat or from damage

!"4:�80 verb 1) to complete, to end, to finish, to conclude 2) to run out

!"4:�/� noun completion, perfection

!"#� noun Dzong, fortress

!"#�$� noun Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan

!"#�$4� noun Dzongkhag, district

!"#�1/"8� noun Dzongpon, title given to head of a Dzongkhag in earlier times

!"#�4M� noun Dzong and its vicinity

!"2�80 verb 1) to stamp, to put your foot down heavily 2) to mix cooked rice with curry in bowl

2ñ� verb to pretend, to disguise, to impersonate


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2!Y verb to fold back, to pull up

2!m� past tense of 2!Y

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consonants 2) tub, trough

��Fm� noun fox

��)#� noun fox hole

��q�� noun subjoined ��

�#� noun Wang, another name for Thimphu Dzongkhag

�#�4:� noun Wangzhe, a popular traditional song originated in Wang

��0 exclamation used to attract somebody’s attention

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�84� noun lead, the thin black part of a pencil

4� noun 1) cream 2) night

4�p1� noun Zhake, a language spoken in Kurtoe

4�X#:� noun number of nights

4:�/� noun lasso, a long rope for catching horses, cows, etc.

#�)8� noun maternal uncle and nephew

8� adjective 1) weak, feeble 2) insignificant 3) bad

2:� noun (honorific) 1) foot, leg 2) placed after name of a person to indicate

respect

2:�� noun the vowel � [u]

2:�F6� noun (honorific) farewell, send-off

2:�� noun song, folk dance with song

2:�2l4:�80 verb to pay visit

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2:�2Ç� noun reception, greeting, welcome

2:�7+� noun (honorific) shoe, boot

�� noun blind adjective

1) sightless 2) defective

&� noun (honorific) 1) face 2) mouth

&�2U"1� noun (honorific) advice, counsel, instruction

&�p"+�80 verb (honorific) to feel thirsty

&�FZ:�80 verb (honorific) to be ashamed, to be embarrassed

&�X#:� noun (honorific) number, enumeration

&�41� noun (honorific) laughter

&�HZ:� noun (honorific) last will, final words

&�41+:� noun (honorific) oral instructions

&�P"+� noun (honorific) composition, writing

&�)2� noun (honorific) representative, substitute

&��,ê:� noun meeting

&��,ê:�$#� noun meeting hall

&�ñ8� noun (honorific) lie, falsehood, untruthful statement


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&��:� noun 1) food 2) sacrificial cake

&�&4� noun branch, part

&�2:@� verb (honorific) to wash face noun face-washing water

080 verb to calm down, to pacify, to subside

0D2:� noun peaceful means, means to bring about peace, solution

021Y noun peace, peace and comfort

02� noun peace, tranquility, pacification

0��S&�2� adjective tamed, disciplined, gentle, cordial

�� noun 1) field, land, arable land 2) field, Buddha-field, realm

��$+:� noun pure land, Buddha-field, heaven

��¹�/� noun farm worker

®��Û4� noun study

®�1Ô1� noun enquiry, investigation

®��)¥� noun research


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T�dj� noun a gift accompanying a request

T�)*� noun petition, legal petition

T�C.� noun application

T�C.�+4"�x8� noun symbol used at the beginning of an

application

T8�14� noun editing, proof reading

T8�14/� noun editor, proof-reader

YÉ#� noun anger, aggression, aversion

Y:� noun honorific form, honorific expression, respect

j�H4:� noun longing, preferential attachment

"��$� adjective incidental adverb incidentally

�+"� noun cap, hat

48�B4:� noun the others’ tradition, the others’ culture

4:�)*� noun words of song, lyrics

40�r+� noun foundation

40214� noun local spirits, local lords

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4M�H4:�80 verb to settle, to establish a settlement

4M�2û4:� noun establishment

4T#� noun 1) government 2) Buddhist philosophy

adjective main, mainstream, central

4T#�$� noun official language, national language

4T#�Q� noun traditional song, classical song

4T#�Hj� noun great philosophical text

4T#�d4:� noun emblem, government crest, a design or a picture that represents a government

4T#��6� adjective official, formal

4T#��6�C.��t&� noun official correspondence

4T#�+_�&:�´#:� noun non-governmental organization (NGO)

4T#�+_�&:��½&� noun private project, non-governmental undertaking

4T#�&+� noun main road

4m�5"1� adverb year after next

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a gentle movement

4"8��#� noun youth, teenager

4"8�(":� adjective youngest

24�80 verb 1) to keep, to retain 2) to leave out

20 number four

202x� number four hundred

20(1� noun fourfold perpendicular strokes 33 33

2_��Æ+� noun smile

2T4:�80 verb (honorific) to sit, to dwell, to reside, to stay

2T4:�418� noun (honorific) mattress

2m�b"� noun food, meal

2"�80 verb to milk

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present and past tense of 2��

��$#� noun restaurant, hotel

��O"1�$#� noun mess, dining hall

��&�/�0$� noun Zalakha, a language spoken under Lhuntse and Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhags

�#:� noun copper

�#:��"� noun copper vessel

�#:�Ë.� noun copper pot

�#:�4"#� noun copper bowl

�1��X"� noun expenditure, an amount of money spent

�1�PM� noun expenditure account, a written record of money spent

�8�F� noun 1) stirring spoon 2) oar, long pole with flat blade to move a

boat through water

�2�J4:� adjective deep, profound

�+� noun bridge

�:�4�#� noun Shuddhodana, the father of Buddha Shakyamuni

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�@/� noun dew, drop

q4�Ø� noun affliction, pain

q#��6� adjective combined, conjoined

q8�80 verb to be afflicted with, to catch

q+�80 verb to close, to fold

q�� noun angle, corner, side

q��$� noun corner, side

q��x8� noun additional information, appendix (literally “side-ornament”)

q��H� noun part, portion

q��H":� noun extra class, tuition

q��D�:� noun extra, spare

q��4:� noun attachment, addendum

�ç��w� noun anther, part of a flower that produces pollen

�"4/"� adjective fraudulent, wicked, deceitful

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z�1U�� noun moon, moon-light

z�D"� noun calendar, almanac

z�/� noun wooden bowl

z�� noun 1) month 2) moon

4�2� noun decency, good behaviour, modesty

4�2�Ä":� noun elaborate dress

4�� noun 1) day 2) planet

4��p�� noun 1) planet and stars 2) horoscope

4�� noun steep incline, rugged incline of a mountain verb to hang

4��Þ� noun stream that flows from a steep mountain or a cliff

4��J4:� adjective steep, rugged, precipitous

4��~� noun laddle, scoop

4��(�� noun hanger, wooden nail

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4�.:�80 verb (honorific) to look, to watch

4�.:�p"�� noun (honorific) visit, tour

4�.:��A&� noun (honorific) show, demonstration, presentation

4��80 verb (honorific) to sleep

4��b�/� noun attendant

4��H� noun (honorific) bedding, bedding items

4��1/"8� noun chamberlain, an official under a king or queen

4q4:� noun body, form

4q4:�$+:� noun 1) health 2) form-realm

4q4:�2�8� noun image, reflection

4q4:�o"2:� noun strength, vigour, force

4q4:�²1� noun physique, figure and face

4q#�80 verb to hold, to catch

4�N:�2o"1� noun praise, appreciation

4�� noun nail, peg

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2�� verb to eat noun woman

2��°#� noun food and drink

2��z� noun spouse, husband or wife

2q#� past tense of 4q#�

2q+� postposition like, as

2�"� noun 1) feature, shape 2) art

verb make

2�"�2U"1� noun design, pattern

2�"�G8� noun construction, manufacturing

2�"�g� noun factory, industry

2�"�� noun appearance, feature, looks

2�"�2"� noun carpenter

2�"�+0 noun maker, one who makes

2�"1�/� noun tolerance, patience, the ability to stay calm

2�"1�4:"&� noun apology, request for forgiveness

2�"1�2£8� noun endurance, tolerance


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2z:� noun recitation

2z"4�D2:� noun means of repelling, way of stopping something bad

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��#� noun small �� subjoined to main letters such as ¹�

��1"+� noun fox

��8YvY adverb like this

�+� conjunction used to introduce another possibility like English “or”

�+"� noun fox

��"�� noun hustle and bustle adjective careless, disorganized

�0 case marker a genitive case marker, marker that shows connection or possession

"�¦4�80 verb to be tired

"4/� noun owl

"��Q� noun 1) hustling sound 2) exaggeration

"��²6� noun commotion, confusion

"��¹� noun physical labour, labour contribution

�N��Y exclamation 1) yes, alright, used to express agreement 2) also used to express sarcasm


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1) used for calling 2) yes, okay, all right

�"�2x&�80 verb to be tired

�"4� postposition below, beneath, under

�"4�D.� noun underline, underscore

�"#� verb 1) to come 2) to happen, to occur

noun used to express possibility

�"#��22� noun revenue, income

�"1� noun light, ray

�"1�UZ�UZ� adjective shining, glittering, sparkling

�"8�Û� noun blouse, a piece of upper clothing worn by women, wonju �

�":��22� noun appropriateness, feasibility, suitability

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C��2:� adjective noble, eminent, well-mannered

C#��Û4� noun post-suffix, final letter

C#�D"4� noun top floor

C#�£u� noun reincarnation, rebirth, incarnate

C#:� adjective spacious, wide, broad, open

C8�H1� adverb 1) onwards, from here 2) above, and on up

C8�&4� noun subsidiary, secondary, ancillary, branch, part

C2� noun (honorific) father

C2�Hj� noun (honorific) 1) father 2) forefather, spiritual father

C2�eY noun reverend father, spiritual father

C�� adverb above, upwards verb to jump

C��FE� noun progress, improvement, growth

C��x:� noun development, improvement, progress

C��#"� noun waxing moon period, the first fifteen days of the month


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C��;6� verb to spread, to disseminate

C��5�� verb 1) to leap 2) to grow

C&�80 verb to disappear, to fade, to vanish

C0½� noun letter

C0ï4:� noun hungry ghost, one of the six types of beings

C0�#:� verb to be delighted, to be satisfied

C.�2��¸+�44� noun letter writing system

C.��t&� noun correspondence

C.��t&�C.��.:� noun correspondence letters

C.�]4:� noun 1) lesson 2) written test, examination

C.�Q"+� noun letter box

C.�D"4� adjective written adverb in writing, in black and white

C.�É�� noun spelling

C.��w� noun syllable, a unit of word

C.�)#� noun office

C.�4q4:� noun letters, script


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C.��.:� noun papers, documents

Cu� noun mind, mental consciousness

Cu�Hm� noun belief, trust, confidence

Cu�Hm�c"4�c"� adjective 1) trustworthy, reliable 2) wonderful, magnificent

·#:��w� noun mustard seed

·1/�DN:�l.� noun an instant, a moment

·+� noun (honorific) mother

·&�7� noun local deity

CY(m� noun 1) wisdom, cognition 2) person’s name

C"�4� noun meditation, yoga

C"#:�y2� adjective widespread, all-pervading, general

C"#:�2É"+:� noun grand total, gross amount

C"#:�!"4:� adjective complete, entire, whole

C"1� verb 1) to have 2) to exist, to be present

C"8� noun present, reward, gift or payment for religious service


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C"8�214� noun owner, proprietor

4C4� noun yak

4C4�p1� noun yak songs

4C4�7� noun god of yaks, deity of yaks

4C#��"� noun richness pot, pot of richness

4C#�H4:� noun prosperity, growth of prosperity

4C#�PY/�0$� noun Yangtsepaikha, another name for Zalakha spoken in Yangtse

4C#�!:� noun substance used for the ritual to secure prosperity

4C#��80 verb 1) to be scared 2) to hesitate

4C#��:0:0 adjective scary, dangerous

4C2� noun 1) balcony 2) fan

verb to wave, to flutter

4C�� noun verdigris, fungus verb to itch

4C:� noun right

4C:��y@� noun rotating to the right


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4C®�1+4� noun insurgents, militants

4·� noun turquoise

4·�/� noun handle

4·#�Ë"4� noun turnip

4·��2� noun drain, canal, gutter

4·��+� noun weeds

4·:� noun village, home town

4·:�p1� noun dialect

4·:�)8� noun village, home town

4C6�+E� adjective inseparable

4C"� verb 1) to bend 2) to move 3) to cook

adjective dishonest, crooked

4C"�� noun 1) deception, fraud 2) hypocrisy

4C"��h&� noun deception, dishonesty, trickery, fraud

4C"4��$"�� noun servants, attendants

4C"4�/"� noun male servant


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4C"8� noun 1) left, left side 2) deceit

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consonants 2) goat

��´#:� noun proof, evidence, justification

��c"� noun root, base

��D"� noun hammer

��ô4:� noun rag, a piece of old or torn clothes

��2�080 verb to be intoxicated, to become drunk

�4� noun brass

�4��"4� adjective unsystematic, messy, jumbled, disorganized

�4:��#� noun a kind of stole worn by Bhutanese women on formal occasions, rachu

�4:��"� noun 1) residue, crude remains 2) garbage, trash, rubbish

�#� pronoun self, itself

�#�$� noun mother tongue, native tongue

�#�+4"��#��J"#� noun self-reliance adjective self-reliant, self-sustaining

�#�x&� noun self-centred Buddha, self-willed Buddha

�#�H:� noun 1) one’s clothes 2) natural attributes


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�#�o"2:� noun natural power, natural strength, one’s own power

�#�±"4:� noun one’s own party adverb towards one’s direction

�#�²"8� adjective self-arisen, naturally-formed

�#�12#�l8� adjective autonomous, independent

�#�12#��#�2�8� adjective sovereign, independent

�#�2_� noun nature adjective natural, spontaneous

�#�B4:� noun one’s own system, one’s own tradition

�8�c"4�c"� adjective appropriate, proper, reasonable

�2� adjective best, excellent

�2�48:� noun consecration, consecration ceremony

�2�n#� noun 1) Rabjung, name of cycle of sixty years 2) name given to fully ordained monks

�2�4:&� noun balcony, window adjective

1) completely clear, very clear 2) too bright

�2:�H1� noun barren, discontinuation, break verb to discontinue, to cut, to stop

�+� verb to collapse, to crumble noun a plant


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�&�80 verb to tear up

�&�X0 noun sword, dagger

�&/� noun 1) mane, the long hair on the neck of animals

like horses and lions 2) fringe, a strip of threads at the end of

kabney or rachu worn by Bhutanese men and women on formal occasions

�:��#� noun cotton cloth, a single cotton cloth

�:�4":� noun cotton clothing

�:�H� noun linen, fabric, cloth

�:�/� noun cotton-clad yogi

�:�4�8� noun shawl

�0 noun hill, mountain

�0�"1� noun hermitage, mountain retreat

�0³#� noun wild ox

�0+Û4� noun foot of a hill, base of a hill, foothill

�0ï4:� adjective wild noun wildlife

�054� noun boar, wild boar

�02"#� noun rabbit, hare


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�0+"�0C0½� noun pictorial writing

�04�� noun steep mountain, precipice

�.�4c�� noun knowledge treasure

�.�o"2:� noun intellectual power, cognitive ability

�.�48:� noun arts and sciences, areas of knowledge

�.�/�048:� noun arts and sciences, areas of knowledge

�.�²E� noun an ancient scripture of India, Veda

�.��)¥� verb to search for knowledge

�.��,»� noun 1) knowledge-holder, Vidyadhara 2) person’s name

�.�4T#� noun traditional sciences, culture

�.�&+� noun path of knowledge, means of knowledge

�.�4:�� noun 1) new idea, new thinking, new tradition 2) modern sciences

�.:� noun 1) kind, type, variety, aspect 2) caste, race 3) species

�.:�I0A� noun noble son, fortunate son

�.:�]1� noun ancestry, family line


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�.:�2Qm� past tense of �.:�2QY

�.:�+°8� noun similar kind adjective suitable

��2£6� noun relic, a part of the body of a holy person kept after their death and respected as a religious object

��+"� adjective 1) long 2) tall

�_� noun price, value, charge

�_�Hj� adjective precious, valuable, dear noun

1) gem 2) person’s name

��X"� noun religious service, ritual performance verb to offer service, to pay homage

�� noun evolution, change

��2]1� adverb in sequence, in order

��/� noun sequence, order

��²"8� adjective occuring in sucession

~�c"� noun bone

~�«M� noun creeper, Virginia creeper

~2� verb to help, to support


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�YHY noun hope

�Y1"8� noun purpose, expected meaning

�Y2� noun hope, expectation, wish

�Yî"8�P"+� noun composition of hopes and aspirations

�� verb to touch, to contact

��²� noun touch, sense of feeling

�E� noun paddy

�"� noun 1) corpse 2) taste

�"�y0 noun dog

�"�2x� noun very tasty

�"�&#:� noun 1) vampire 2) entering of the spirit into a dead body and

activating it

�"4:� noun friend, companion, associate pronoun used to refer people that are additional to people that have been mentioned (similar to English “they,” “other,” etc.)

�"4:��+� noun assistance, help

�"#�Þ� noun rivulet, a small fast-flowing river


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�#:+� noun vapour

ó#�d� noun wind horse, horse of fortune inscribed on flags

ó#�+� noun air

ó#��L2� noun windstorm

2�4�80 verb to waste, to squander

2�1�1"� noun thigh

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consonants 2) hill, mountain pass, top of a mountain

&�$�/�0$� noun Lakha, language spoken in and around Sephu, language of the mountains

¹�$4� adjective difficult, hard

&�H:� noun equipment

¹�D"4:�80 verb to obstruct, to obstruct a work

¹��°:� noun allowance

&�\4� noun radish

&�B� pronoun some, somebody

¹�K&� noun traces of work, evidence of work

¹�:� noun field

¹�:�� adverb at work place

&4�y�� noun certificate, permit

&4��#� noun bamboo basket

&4�H� noun implement, tools, weapons

&4�em� noun thumb print, finger imprint

&4�1�� noun handbook, manual

&4�)*:� noun wrist, joint between the hand and the arm


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&4/� noun hand

&4:� exclamation used as a polite way to respond to somebody or used in general speech as a way of deference

&#�("�� noun addiction, habit

&2�P� noun milestone, cairn, mountain pass

&+� noun road, track, trail, footpath, way

&+�r021j�/� noun the truth of path

&+��Û4� noun 1) farewell 2) farewell gift

&+�o"8� noun guide verb to guide, to direct, to steer

&+�2�#� noun excellent path

&+�B4:� noun system

&+�£"&� noun culture

&:� noun deed, action, karma case marker ablative marker identified as fifth case in Dzongkha

&:�´#:� noun department

&:��48� noun responsibility, duty, task

&:��½&� noun project, venture


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&:��H�� noun scheme

&:�1"8� noun 1) purpose, objective, 2) affair, undertaking

&:�Î#� noun clerk

&:�ÉY noun sector, agency

&:�� "̂� noun karmic connection, karmic carry over, karmic residue

&:�²E� noun worker, employee

&:�)*� noun action word, “verb”

&:�� noun programme, schedule

&:��"4:� noun helper, assistant

&:�Ç�²�2� noun accusative case, the case that marks direct object

&0�0 adjective orange, saffron

&0�#� adjective orange, saffron

B4� noun sheep

B4:�4kM� noun the dual system, the spiritual and the temporal


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B#� noun 1) scriptural authorization, reading

transmission 2) order 3) quotation, citation, reference

B#�2o8� noun 1) prophecy 2) predestination 3) person’s name

B#��Jj� noun quotation, citation, reference verb to quote, to cite, to provide authoritative sources

B#�±"4:� noun region, area

B1� noun manure, compost, fertilizer verb to overflow

B$080 noun Lumbini, the birth-place of Buddha Shakyamuni

B:� noun body verb to be left behind

B:�P&� noun physical excercise

&Y(� adverb many, much, plenty, several, ample

&�:�� noun transformation, reform

&�:�2l":� noun improvement, reform, reformation

&�:�km� noun good and bad


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&�:�«��2� noun lecturer

&�:�î"8� noun blessing, prayer

&�:�("+� adjective good, nice

&�:�2(1� noun elegant saying

&�:�:"� noun felicitation

&�:�� noun quality, goodness, good or bad

&j�80 verb to fetch, to get, to receive

&��l� noun Lepcha, name of a community

&��4l.� noun single denomination, one-currency note

&ç�)8� noun section, a separate part of a document or a book

&"� noun 1) year 2) age

&"��$"�� adjective annual, yearly noun cycle of years

&"�D"4� noun crops

&"�í4:� noun crops and cattle

&"�±E� noun mid-year, half year


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&"�&�:� noun 1) year of good harvest 2) a traditional celebration of new year

&"�4:�� noun new year

&"4�l0 adverb again, one more time

&"4�4c#�80 verb to release, to send back

&"4�� noun wrong idea, mistaken view

&"4�C.� noun reverse letters

&"#�80 verb 1) to get up, to stand up 2) to ferment

&"#:�� noun Sambhogakaya, enjoyment body

&"#:�O"1� noun 1) wealth 2) enjoyment, pleasure

&":� exclamation used to emphasize that what you are saying is true or correct

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consonants 2) meat, flesh

(�$� adjective pink

(�y0 noun hound, hunting dog

(� � noun mushroom

(�)� verb to have affection, to feel pity

(�)#� noun meat-store

(�2£Y noun mince, minced meat

%I� noun Shakya, name of a clan in ancient India

%I�°2�/� noun Buddha, Buddha Shakyamuni

(#:� noun (honorific) nose

(1� noun stroke, perpendicular stroke (3)

(8��²E� verb to differentiate, to distinguish, to separate

(8�«�� adjective bilingual, using two languages, written in two languages

(+�D2� noun 1) fringe 2) lower robe of monks

(�� noun reindeer, deer

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(0U0 noun twenty-five chetrum, quarter of a ngultrum

(�� noun tree, wood, plant

(��4Yc� noun squirrel

(��d� noun chariot, cart, a vehicle with two wheels pulled by horses

(��±Y noun sawdust

(��:� noun fruit

(��&�� noun plank, shingles

K4:� noun power, force, strength, energy adjective energetic, powerful, strong

K4:�l8� adjective energetic, powerful, strong

K4:�2c"8� verb to exert, to stress, to intensify

K4:�2o8� noun implication adjective implied

K4:�)1� noun capacity, power range

K2:� noun cover, sheath, shell verb to remove, to take off

K&�24�80 verb to leave traces, to leave behind evidences

K&�&:� adverb afterwards, later

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(m�d"4:� noun understanding, knowledge

(m�o"2:� noun power of knowing, power of understanding

(m�D2:� noun means of knowing, ways of knowing

(m�²� noun object of knowledge

(m�)1� noun qualification

(m�2_� adverb knowingly

(m�C"8� noun knowledge, talent, education �

(m�C"8�2��p"�� noun study tour

(m��2� noun 1) wisdom, knowledge 2) person’s name

(m��.� noun education

("� noun 1) dice 2) the game of dice

("4�½� noun paper

("4�Q"� noun feathers

("4�D#� noun paper chart

("2� noun lie, falsehood

("+��12� noun leaf


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("��80 verb 1) to lose 2) to drop

4(4�80 verb 1) to tear, to split 2) to exhibit

4(4:�80 verb (honorific) to pass away, to die

4(+� noun bottom, the part of something that is furthest from you, the lowest part of something adverb under, below

4(+�4:&� noun following, as mentioned below

4(_�/"� noun dead, deceased

4(M�]1� noun temperament, disposition

4(M�2�#� noun innate goodness

4(M�B4:� noun the original state, nature

4(E�+� noun murderer adjective red-handed

2(4:�/� noun apology

2(4:�«#� noun apology, confession verb to lay aside, to let go

2(1�g� noun monastic institution

2(1�Ó2� noun teaching and practice


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2(1�/� noun narration, description

2(1�P"+� noun descriptive composition, descriptive writing

2(1�£"&� noun oral tradition, way of saying

2(&� verb 1) to rinse, to wash away 2) to roam, to stroll

2(&�Þ� noun rinsing water

2(&�80 verb to cleanse, to wash

2K1� verb to rub back and forth

2(m�4kj� noun spiritual friend

2("&�80 verb 1) to defer, to delay, to prolong 2) to leave, to give up

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consonants 2) soil, land, earth, ground 3) spiritual level of enlightenment

:�F� noun Sakya, one of the four major schools of Buddhism

:�y"8� noun area, size of an area

:�4"� noun plot, place,

:�H� noun land, place, location, place

:�4c�� noun mineral, natural substance present in the earth

:�o"#� adjective blank, empty, vacant noun

1) empty space 2) vacant land

:�214� noun local lords, local spirits

:�)¿� noun earth pigment, earth dye

:�+)+:� noun border, boundary, frontier

:�40 noun field, earth, foundation of the earth

:�C� number one million, 1000000

:�C"+� noun earthquake, earth tremor

:�&+� noun the path and the level of spiritual attainment

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:#:�x:� noun Buddha, the Enlightened One

:2�� noun map, sketch

&'� noun miniature stupa, holy image

:_�� noun earring

:@�A� adverb a bit, a little

Ç+��P�4Ç+� noun the Thirty-three Heaven

:Y½� noun crack

:N�4Y noun lion

:j�+"� noun nail

:Z:� noun mind, thought, that which makes you think and feel

:Z:�2FE� noun aspiration, mind-generation

:Z:�]1� noun one’s mind, mind-stream

:Z:�#8� noun evil mind adjective evil-minded

:Z:�l8� noun 1) animals 2) sentient beings

:Z:�dj� noun token

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:Z:�K4:� noun determination, enthusiasm, strong interest and desire

:Z:�("��:0:0 adjective attractive

:Z:�4:"� noun consolation, condolence

:�� noun yellow-stripe cloth

:��("4�+Yc"4� noun a type of marigold.

:�/"� adjective yellow

:"� noun 1) tooth 2) edge of a saw, comb, knife, etc.

:"�2ý� noun tooth-brush

:"�$� noun spring season

:"�8+� noun agriculture

:"��:� noun quiver, arrow-case

:"�:"� adjective different, separate, respective noun isolation, distinction

:"4�UYË"4�+� noun hazelnut

:"4�&Y noun saw

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:"�� noun finger verb to change, to exchange

:"��4#� noun a finger-span

:"��Þ1� noun restoration, return into the original state

£�V4�V� adjective 1) hard 2) tough

£�(�� noun hard wood

£#� noun 1) balance, pair of scales 2) turnpike, common passage

£#�+1�� noun weighing beam

£#�Ë"� noun weighing stone

£8+� noun pulses, lentils

£8+��+� noun bean

£2��^":��^":� adjective thin

£2�("4�("� adjective thin

£:� noun (honorific) 1) son 2) prince

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£0 noun name of a paricular class of spirit

£0/� noun bamboo container

£�+"� noun younger sister

£u��H�� noun political plan, political intention

£u�1"8� noun politics, political affairs adjective political

£u�/� noun existence, realm, samsara adjective possible

£u�/�0PY+"� noun the peak of existence, the summit of existence

£u�n:� noun policy

£u��,»� noun president of a country

£u�4T#� noun government

£_�+"� noun demoness, name given to a class of ghosts

�� noun butter tea, churned tea

�#� noun story, tale verb to protect, to guard

�#�F"2� noun protection, security

�#�x2� noun guard, security guard

£"4� noun life, life-force


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£"4�F2:��21�8'� verb to save life, to rescue

£"4�4l1�80 verb to kill, to take life, to cut life

£"4�4l"1� noun killing, murder

£"4�H4:� noun living creatures, living beings, animated beings

£"4�(�� noun 1) life tree, life column, life pillar 1) a piece of wood placed as an axis at the

center of a stupa or a statue

£"&�2c"1�80 verb to introduce a tradition, to introduce something new

£"&�2c"1�+0 noun initiator

f� adjective easy

f�2£Y80 verb to mix

f2�80 verb to speak, to tell, to say

f"4� verb to turn aside, to reverse

f"#�80 verb 1) to search 2) to beg, to request

f"2�$#� noun classroom, academic institute

f"2�g� noun school

f"2�4k�� noun student, scholar


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f"2�1/"8� noun teacher, master, tutor

f"2�� noun class, grade

4:#�b"� noun secret door

4:#�O"1� noun toilet

4:#�2� noun secret adjective confidential, secret, concealed

4:#�·+� noun (honorific) wife, consort

4:#�&+� noun secret path

4:1�80 verb to kill, to murder

4:8�80 verb (honorific) to listen, to hear

4:��2Q.:� noun revised arrangement, newly made

4:��2c"8� noun release

4:��D�:� noun addition, extra

4:��P"+� noun newly composed, composed for the first time

4:��Æ4:� noun establishment, new establishment

4:��2N:� noun newly built

4:��M+"� adjective beautiful

4:�/� adjective new


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4:&�c"4�c"� adjective 1) bright 2) clear

4:&�²E� noun 1) consonant 2) alphabet (syllabary)

4:&�T� noun 1) request 2) presentation

4:&��0�0 adjective vivid, clear

4:&�2(1� noun explanation

4:.� noun sieve, mop verb to shiver, to tremble

4:.�+� noun sieve, a thing that separates solids from liquids

4Ç#�p1� noun (honorific) voice

4Ç#�X":� noun (honorific) discussion, talk, dialogue, conversation

4Ç#�dj� noun (honorific) scriptures, religious writings

4Ç#�80 verb (honorific) to speak, to say, to tell

4Ç#��^_� noun (honorific) message

4Ç#�P"+� noun (honorific) writings, literary composition

4Ç#��2� noun (honorific) religious texts, sacred words


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4Ç#�2(1� noun (honorific) lecture, speech, talk, address

4Ç#:� past tense and imperative of 4Ç#�

4Ç+��2� adjective three-fold

4Ç��2Õ"� noun burnt food offering

4:�� noun 1) side 2) stallion, male horse used for breeding

4:�� noun gold

4:��V+� noun gold coin

4:��0 noun gold throne

4:��k� noun golden fish which is a symbol of happiness

4:��c"4� noun golden top, golden pinnacle

4:��+1#:� noun yellow complexion

4:��±Y noun gold dust

4:"�F"#� noun rearing, nurture

4:"�80 verb to rear, to nurture

4:"�2� noun health

4:"�2��.�/� noun the science of medicine

4:"8�/"� adjective alive, not dead


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4:"&�ý+� noun (honorific) meat-slab, cooked meat slab

4:"&�$� noun petition prayer, a prayer to a Dharma protector

4:"&�Þ� noun (honorific) drinking water

4:"&�Þ+� noun (honorific) rice

4:"&�+H"1� noun invocation, prayers and offerings

4:"&�� noun (honorific) tea

4:"&��1�:� noun request, supplication

4:"&�)9:� noun (honorific) food

4:"&�� noun gift, present, reward

4:"&�� noun (honorific) food

4:"&��2)#� verb (honorific) to be hungry

2:1� past tense of 4:1�

2:+��H�� noun idea, view, thought

2:+�/� noun thought, opinion

2:+�O"1� noun attitude, the way that you think and feel

2:&� past and future tense of :6�

2:@� verb to wash, to rinse noun cool, coolness


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2:@�p+� noun dried meat, meat dried in coolness

2:@�2� noun (honorific) cool, coolness

2Ç�2� noun welcome, reception

2Ç8�80 verb to get fed up, to be monotonous

2:"1�Ý"+:� noun alms, food or money that religious persons request

2:"1�8+:� noun 1) merit, virtue 2) person’s name

2f2�/�4Ç+� noun the three trainings (discipline, concentration and intelligence)

2*�80 verb to deceive

2*�2� noun deception, that which is deceptive

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��4"�80 verb to understand, to know, to comprehend

��C#� noun 1) aluminium 2) pot, pan

��&+� adverb about, around

��&+�l.� adverb about, around

��&:�80 verb 1) to appreciate 2) to be amazed, to be surprised

��&:�:0:0 adjective amazing, surprising, astonishing

��(#� noun a Chinese Buddhist scholar

��:4� adjective early

�� exclamation laughter sound, the word for the sound that people make when they laugh, ha ha

�#�c"�+� adverb suddenly, unexpectedly

�1�2c4:� noun excuse, pretext, bullying

�1�2c4:��)¥�80 verb to provoke, to bully

�8�c"#�c"� adjective melodious, pleasing to the ear

�+�2c4:�80 verb to grow mould

�+�D&�D&� adjective perplexed, bewildered, confused


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�+�/� noun moss

�.�80 verb 1) to shake, to adjust 2) to strive, to pull up

�� noun 1) heart 2) trap, equipment for catching animals

��4c1� adjective trusted, someone you have confidence in

��4c+� noun heart-felt advice, advice from the heart

��:#�:� adjective clean, neat, tidy

�æ� noun awl, needle to cobble leather goods

++� noun 1) cream 2) oil

verb to smell

�Y+� noun the past, the previous, the former adjective past, previous, former

�N�p&� noun addition, extra adjective additional, extra, more

�j�$� noun Hengkha, language spoken in Trongsa, also known as Mangdekha

�Z�� noun a pouch formed around the stomach when Bhutanese people wear traditional dress


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�"�ÌZ�ÌZ� adjective green, lush, covered in healthy grass and plants

�"�~�~� adjective green, lush, covered in healthy grass and plants

�"#:�B� postposition belonging to, part of, within the sphere of, included among

�"1� noun vessel, container, pot verb to reach, to arrive

�"1�H� noun dishes, utensils

�"1�H:� noun dishes, utensils

�"8�õ+� noun weeds, unwanted plants growing among crops or garden plants

�"8�)-� noun spinach

�"8+"� adjective blue

?.�?.� adjective winking, blinking

?@�/"� adjective entire, whole, complete

?@�A+� adjective entire, whole, complete

7� noun god, deity

7�1U�/"� noun white deity

7�$#� noun monastery, temple

7�dj� noun 1) statue, holy objects, image of gods and

deities 2) roof-flag


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7�/� noun nose

7�22:� noun descent of the gods

7�²�4"#+� noun a bird, a bird considered divine

7��M� noun painting, religious painting

7��2"1� noun summoning of deities

7�)9:� noun assembly of gods, host of deities

7�:� noun Lhasa, capital of Tibet

7�:0:0 adjective dilute, not thick, thin

7�£:� noun prince, nobleman’s son

7�£_� noun gods and demons

74� adjective 1) excess, surplus, remainder 2) superior, better

74�80 verb to read

74�2:+� noun good intention, genuine thought, pure mind

7#�80 verb to beg, to ask for alms

7#�7#� adverb vividly, clearly

78�$4� noun ministry

78�D2:� noun addition, supplement adjective additional, supplementary


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78�)9:� noun commission

72� verb to study, to learn noun mucus, thick liquid produced in the nose

72�72� adjective flickering, burning on and off

7+�/� noun type, variety

7æ� noun mortar, a hard bowl made of wood or stone in which you crush substances such as grains and chilly

��80 verb to woo, to allure

�4�/� noun prose, not verses, writing that is not poetry

�8�t2� noun 1) spontaneous existence 2) person’s name

7"�/�0$� noun Lhopaikha, language spoken by Lhops (Doyaps)

7"�+)+:�/�0$� noun Lhotshamkha, language spoken in southern Bhutan

7"#�80 verb 1) to erect 2) to wake up

7"1�80 verb to reach, to arrive

7"1�7"1� adjective relaxed, slow, calm and not worried

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%�$� exclamation used to express displeasure, failure or mistake

%�$+� adjective shape formed by pressing between the palm and fingers

%�$�0 exclamation used to express displeasure, failure or mistake

%�d4��#� adverb always, regularly

%�D#�1+�� noun a kind of mottled textile

%�Î#� noun horseman

%�ö� adverb here

%�ö0 pronoun this

%�8Y noun 1) paternal aunt, father’s sister 2) nun

%�50 pronoun that

%��ël.� adverb some, a little

%��ë�Y adverb a little each

%�,�0 exclamation used to express fear or amazement

%�� noun stool, solid waste of humans and animals

%�#� noun maternal uncle, mother’s brother


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%�Y noun royal lady, noble lady

%�Z"� noun elder sister

%��"4:�14��"4:� noun lover, girlfriend, boyfriend

%�B� noun 1) child 2) name for a traditional song

%�&"#� noun ring

%�("+� noun maize

%#� noun number

%#�¶:� noun 1) grandmother 2) old lady

%#�PM� noun arithmetic, mathematics

%8��:� noun persimmon, a sweet fruit that looks like a large tomato

%/� noun 1) father 2) used to address middle-aged man

%+� noun 1) mother 2) used to address middle-aged woman

%+�F4� noun residue, dregs, remains of something

%+��}�&0 noun mango

%+��#+� noun 1) stepmother 2) maternal aunt


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%+�� noun 1) wife 2) woman

%�0 noun mother

%�Y exclamation used to express pity or sadness

%�"� exclamation used to express disagreement or displeasure

%�� noun thief, burglar

%��&'(� noun English language

%_� verb to be, yes, is

%_�8� phrase is it?

%M0}�� noun scooter, motor scooter

,�S+�-�� noun a kind of flower

,�L4:� noun persuasion, force

,�L4:� noun emphasis, persistence, insistence

%Y´4� noun ladder

%Yc"�+Yc"4� noun rhododendron

%Y÷&� noun apple

%Y+� noun chilli, chilli pepper

%Y+�+� exclamation used to express excitement or victory

%j�c� noun planks, floor


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%"�\1� noun milk-offering

%"�&� noun crow

%"�&Y$� noun Olekha, the native language of Rukha under Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag

%"+� noun 1) milk 2) breast, bosom

%"�0 exclamation used to attract somebody’s attention

%"&��"4� noun throat, the front part of the neck

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An Intermediate Dzongkha-English Dictionary

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