རྒན་པོ

Tibetan

Etymology

From རྒན (rgan, “elder”) +‎ -པོ (-po, “person”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*rɡan.po/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*rɡan.po/ (reconstructed)

Noun

རྒན་པོ • (rgan po)

1. elder, headman, senior, uncle, grandfather

Usage notes

• Used to denote any elder man, with the connotation of deference and respect.