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Bhotia, n. (and a.)|ˈbəʊtɪə|
Also Bhooteah, Bhooteea, Bhotea, Bhotiya, Bhutia.
[ad. Skr. Bhoṭīya Tibetan, f. Bhoṭa Tibet.]
A native or inhabitant of Bhutan (see Bhutanese n. and a.) or southern Tibet; the language(s) of this region; also, (one of) a breed of pony native to the Himalayas. Also attrib. or quasi-adj. Hence ˈBhotian a.
[1826F. C. G. Schrœter Dict. Bhotanta Lang. (heading) A Grammar of the Bhotan Language. Ibid., A Dictionary of the Bhota Language.] a1826R. Heber Narr. Journey Upper Provinces of India (1828) I. xviii. 493 The Bhooteahs, a Mongolian tribe, worshippers of the Delai Lama. 1835R. B. Pemberton Rep. Eastern Frontier Brit. India ii. 81 The Bhooteeas imported woollen cloths, gold-dust, salt, musk, horses, the celebrated Thibet chowries, and Chinese silk... In 1833, two Bhooteea merchants only came down from the hills..of Thibet and Bhootan. 1848J. D. Hooker Let. 10 June in L. Huxley Life (1918) I. xiii. 253 The people (Bhoteas) are a disagreeable and morose race. Ibid. 25 Apr. xiv. 287 My lower extremities cased in Bhotea boots. 1875Encycl. Brit. III. 631/2 Physically the Bhutiás are a fine race, although dirty in their habits and persons. Ibid. 632/2 Several raids in British territory headed by Bhutiá officials. 1884Ibid. XVII. 341 The Bhotiyas..are..Buddhists. 1899L. J. Trotter Hist. India vii. ii. 383 The Bhotia highlanders had made frequent inroads into British ground. 1937H. W. Tilman Ascent of Nanda Devi i. 7 The Bhotia..has little respect for things sacred. 1939R. Godden Black Narcissus i. 8 They rode on Bhotiya ponies that were small and thick-set like barbs. Ibid. 11 They were only ponies like the Bhotiyas. 1948D. Diringer Alphabet ii. vi. 352 The Indian term Bhotia has been accepted..to designate the group of languages, of which Tibetan is a member; other Bhotian dialects are spoken in Bhutan, [etc.]. 1963Times 13 June 13/6 The Bhutias, people from Tibet and Bhutan who have been Sikkimese for centuries. |