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