རྒན་པོ

Tibetan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Old Tibetan: /*rɡan.po/

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

Noun

རྒན་པོ • (rgan po)

elder, headman, senior, uncle, grandfather

Usage notes

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

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