བྱམས་པ

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Tibetan

Etymology

Semantic loan from Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya, friendly, benevolent).

Pronunciation


Noun

བྱམས་པ (byams pa)

  1. kindness
  2. lover; sweetheart

Usage notes

  • (lover): Usually used in folk songs.

Proper noun

བྱམས་པ (byams pa)

  1. (Buddhism) Maitreya
  2. a unisex given name

Derived terms

  • Chinese: 強巴强巴 (Qiángbā)

References

  • Yu, Daoquan (于道泉), chief editor, Fu, Jiazhang (傅家璋), editor (1983) 藏汉对照拉萨口语词典 (in Chinese), Beijing: The Ethnic Publishing House, page 652