glossary of geographic terms
| bazar | 'indian' | market town |
| chho/cho | 'tibetan' | lake |
| chhu/chu | 'tibetan' | river |
| chorten | 'tibetan' | shrine |
| chota | 'indian' | little |
| danda | nepali | ridge |
| dak/dok | bengali | bungalow |
| dzong | bhutanese | monastery/fortress (Administrative centre) |
| duars | 'indian' | low hills |
| gompa | 'tibetan' | monastery |
| jhora | 'indian' | river |
| khang/khangse | 'indian' | glacier |
| khola | nepali | river |
| la | 'tibetan' | mountian pass |
| pang | bhutanese | upland meadow |
| pokhai | 'indian' | lake |
| pokhri | nepali | lake |
| samdong | 'indian' | bridge, river crossing |
| terai | 'indian' | lowland plains |
| tang | 'indian'? | upland pasture, plateau |
| thang | 'indian'? | upland pasture, plateau |