Bhotia
noun
Bho·tia
\ˈbō-tē-ə, -(ˌ)ä\
variants: less commonly
Bhotiya
\ˈbō-tē-ə, -(ˌ)ä\ orBhutia
\ˈbü-tē-ə, -(ˌ)ä\Definition of Bhotia
Bhotia
orBhotias
alsoBhotiya
orBhotiyas
orBhutia
orBhutias
1a : the peoples of southern Tibet and Bhutan b : a member of such peoples
2a : tibetan b : any or all of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Tibet or in the Himalayan region
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Origin and Etymology of bhotia
Sanskrit bhotīya Tibetan (adjective), from Bhota Tibet
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