Mostly South Asian words.

bhaji

bhang

Bhoodan

Bhopal

Bhutan

Bhutto

2 responses to “bh as in Bhutan”

  1. padarewski says:

    what is the function of the “bh” in all these words?
    is there a pronunciation difference between “butan” and “bhutan”?

    • alison says:

      Not in my accent, but perhaps “bh” and “b” are pronounced differently in Dzongkha and the other (I think) mainly South Asian source languages.

Leave a Reply to padarewski Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *