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Pema

Syllables: Pe·maUK/ˈpɛmə/

Pema noun: a title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists.

Noun

Pema (plural Pemas)

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

Forms of Pema

pluralPemas

Origin of Pema

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

Phrases with Pema

Words that rhyme with Pema

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Questions about Pema

What does Pema mean?
Pema means a title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists.
What part of speech is Pema?
Pema is a noun.
How do you pronounce Pema?
Pema is pronounced /ˈpɛmə/ (UK).
What is the plural of Pema?
The plural of Pema is Pemas.

Words near Pema in the dictionary

  1. Pelzel
  2. Pelzels
  3. Pelzer
  4. Pelzers
  5. PEM
  6. Pema
  7. Pema Gatshel
  8. pemafibrate
  9. Pemagatshel
  10. Pemako
  11. Pemaling

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