མཛེས་པོ
dzes po
The Tibetan word for handsome is མཛེས་པོ (dzes po).
The term is primarily used to describe men as attractive. However, it can also be applied to objects or environments that are aesthetically pleasing, such as art or scenery.
Meaning: of man: attractive (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
While it functions as an adjective, in certain contexts མཛེས་པོ can be used as a noun to mean 'a handsome person' or 'beauty'.
How do you pronounce it?
dzes po
Did you know?
- In Tibetan culture, calling someone མཛེས་པོ can imply they have high spiritual merit, as physical beauty is often viewed as a visible reflection of good karma from a previous life.
- The word can extend beyond sight to describe a lover's voice or speech as 'handsome' in traditional Tibetan love songs.
- The word མཛེས་པོ can be used in formal religious contexts to describe something as 'magnificent' or 'grand' rather than just 'pretty'.
