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Pema.

A title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛmə/UK, US
  1. A title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tibetan པད་མ (pad ma), from Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”). Doublet of Padma.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.