Drukpa

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Sometimes (more narrowly) pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan. not-comparable

    "Other valleys are inhabited by other ethnic groups but it is Drukpa culture that dominates when defining the national language, dress, religion, and architecture."

  3. 3
    Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. not-comparable

    "His disciple spread the Drukpa school in western Tibet."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Synonyms

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bhutanesebhutanese

Example

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"Other valleys are inhabited by other ethnic groups but it is Drukpa culture that dominates when defining the national language, dress, religion, and architecture."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dzongkha and Tibetan འབྲུག་པ ('brug pa, “Bhutanese”).

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