Sikkim

Meaning

Proper Noun

• State in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital.
• A country in Asia (continent) that existed until 1975

Related

Similar words

• Kingdom of Sikkim
• Indrakil, the garden of the war god Indra.

Broader meaning words

• eight sister states

Origin

• The most widely accepted theory is that it is a combination of two Limbu words: su, which means "new", and khyim, which means "palace" or "house". The name is believed to be a reference to the palace built by the state's first ruler, Phuntsog Namgyal. Compare Sikkimese སུ་ཁྱིམ.