Dzongda
/ˈdzɒŋ.dɑː/noun
A district governor or administrative head in Bhutan.
Did you know?A dzong traditionally combined religious, military, and administrative power, so a Dzongda’s title preserves the memory of government operating from sacred fortresses.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Tibetan
Tibetan
རྫོང་ (rdzong)
“A fortress or fortified administrative center”
Classical Tibetan
Tibetan
རྫོང་དཔོན་ (rdzong dpon)
“The official or governor of a fortress district”
20th Century
Dzongkha
རྫོང་ད་ (dzongda)
“District governor or district administrator”
Modern English
English
dzongda
“A Bhutanese district governor or administrative head”