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Naming Your Puppy

Here are a few Tibetan words with their English meanings that you might want to consider when naming a new Tibetan Spaniel or Tibetan breed puppy. Any corrections or additions to the list will be greatly appreciated. For other possible choices, try a Tibetan dictionary.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X Y Z

	A all................... tshang-ma, tham che, gang-ka or ru amber................. posee or boshay ambrosia.............. amrita or dodsi angel................. po-nya appetite.............. so-tang or tang-ka apricot............... cepla artful................ chang-po
	B baby.................. cunu barley................ soba bashful............... no-bab-pa bear.................. dom beard................. ka beautiful............. tseepo, dzaybo, or bzanba becoming.............. os-pa behold................ kyeho bell.................. dril beloved............... cespa best.................. donno big................... chembow, chhem-po or chepo bird (little)......... cilpa bitch................. khyi-mo black................. nagu, nag-po or nago blonde................ qopse blue (sky) ........... sngon po, ngon bo boots................. somba brandy................ arag brass................. raa brave................. despa or nying-chhem-po brick................. pagbu brilliant............. zil-can bronze................ thro brown................. muk-po bubble................ cubur bubbling.............. kol-pa
	C calm.................. dalba candy................. kan-da cashmere.............. kace champion.............. gyad charcoal.............. sola or qola charming.............. dga-ba child................. prugru cinnamon.............. cin-tsha coal.................. solba or tosoo coat.................. cho-ga, or chuba coffee................ kaba coin.................. dontse comet, shooting star.. ketu community............. sangha companion............. grogs conqueror............. rgyal-ba conjurer.............. ba-po consort............... cun-ma copper................ saa copy.................. suba coral................. cheeru or chiru courageous............ ham-pa-can crafty................ yo-ba cream................. crow cha ghata cricket............... cog-cog crystal............... phucee
	D dancer................ garkan dark.................. tibspa or neequu darling............... sdug-pa daughter.............. bumo or tsa-mo day................... nyima dazzling.............. krol-po dear to hold.......... ceba deer.................. kasa delicate.............. coqo delight............... dgaba diamond............... rdorje dog................... kyi or sim-khyi doll.................. miu dragon................ brug or druk
	E eagle................. goba eat................... sa-wa or she-pa emerald............... margad emperor............... rgyal-po enchanter............. gon-po enchantress........... gon-ba-mo evening............... nub exalted............... pags-pa exclusively........... kona
	F face.................. don faithful.............. dadpa falcon................ kra fame.................. grags-pa fan................... krab-pa fancy................. mno-ba fang.................. dron fashion............... cos fast.................. kuqo or koqo father................ pa fearless.............. bagmed fearless one.......... jigme feather............... spu female................ mo ferocious............. narpo fickle................ gyi-na fidget................ parba fifteen............... napa find.................. tobpa firefly............... galme first................. danpo fifth................. na flattery.............. cambu flower................ metog food.................. kha-la or she-la fox................... wa fragile............... krolma fragrance............. nad free.................. yanpa friendly.............. snyin-nye Friday................ zapa funny................. tshapo furcoat............... tulpa
	G gallant............... thu-nying gentle................ ampo or jam-po genuine............... nos ghost................. mimayin or tonte gift.................. namba girl.................. bumo glass................. sel glitter............... tserba glittering............ chemcem glorious.............. grags-can glory................. poso gold.................. ser, yser, gser, say or see good.................. don or yangadoo grandchild............ tsabo granddaughter......... tsamo grandfather........... mespo grandmother........... mamo grandson.............. pyimo great................. ca-ba or chenpo greedy................ tro-chhemppo green................. snoba or jang gu greetings............. tashi grey.................. nyop kya
	H halo.................. kyim handsome.............. terso or mcorpo happiness............. dihyi happy................. kipu or bkra-sis-pa hat................... shamo hawk.................. kra heart................. snyin honey................. ransi or tentsi hope.................. rewa howl.................. nuba
	I ice................... khaqpaa imp................... srin-po inch.................. sorma infant................ cumalon ink................... naqtsa ivory................. baso or bo-sa
	J joy................... dgaba Jupiter............... purbu
	K kind & generous....... sang-po
	L lady.................. jomo lamb.................. lugu lark.................. coga leopard............... zig life.................. tshe lion.................. senge or senghe lioness............... sengemo little................ cun-wa lord.................. popo luck.................. lamto
	M magic................. prul majestic.............. rnampa marigold.............. gurkum match (equal)......... kaya mate.................. dozla merry................. krulop middle................ barpa midnight.............. namcee might................. dtsampo milk.................. zo mine.................. dagsi minute................ proba miracle............... ltas mirage................ drizai mischief maker........ bstansig mist.................. nabun monk.................. cospa monkey................ piu or spra moon.................. zlaba or dawa morning............... snadro mother................ mugpa mouse................. tsitsi or byiba moustache............. aara muddy................. manmun mushroom.............. samo music................. rolmo
	N native................ yulpa necklace.............. skeca nephew................ tsabo nest.................. tsan new................... soma night................. nam nobility.............. dpal nobleman.............. rjepo noblewoman............ sema noise (thunder)....... kusgra nomads................ drokpa, khampa notion................ duses number one............ ang-ki chi
	O oak................... cara officer............... gopa offspring............. brgyud one................... gis or chi opposite.............. kadran oracle................ drisa ornament.............. cunpo orphan................ daprug otter................. sram ounce................. sran overseer.............. kebpa owl................... ugpa
	P panting............... rimo painting.............. tanka pair.................. zun palace................ pobran paradise.............. mtoris parrot................ netso partner............... kaya pastry................ kurba paw................... sparba peace................. shiwa peach................. kam-bu peacock............... rmabya or map-chhu pearl................. mutig pebble................ curdo pepper................ pobari peppermint............ pololin perfect............... grubpa perfume............... spos petticoat............. mogos pewter................ karya picture............... rimo pig................... phak-pa pin................... purpa pistol................ mida place................. tshang plait (braid)......... lanbu plum.................. li-li plump................. rompo pocket................ canda porcelain............. karyol powder................ pyema powerful.............. btsanop precious.............. rincen prince................ rgyal-bu puffball.............. pabu pumkin................ gon or cun puppy................. kyigu pure.................. danpa putty................. rolba
	Q quality............... yontan queen................. rgyal-mo question.............. driba quick................. krampa quiet................. dalba
	R rainbow............... ja or jalus rare.................. dkonpa rasberry.............. tserlum raven................. kata rebel................. nolog red................... dmarpo or maa mo reed.................. dambu resound............... krolba reward................ rnanpa rose.................. seba ruby.................. padmaraga rust.................. stsa
	S sable................. bkablon sacred................ dagpa saffron............... gurkum salt.................. tswa sand.................. byema satisfy............... tsimpa seed.................. sabon sesame................ til seven................. bdun shawl................. dosala shepherd.............. lugpa show.................. stonpa silk.................. dar silver................ dnul sing.................. lenpa or ngoo sir................... tsobo sleeve................ pudun small................. cimba smile................. dzum smoke................. dudpa smooth................ jampa sneak................. jabpa snow.................. kaba or kang snow leopard.......... zigsa song.................. glu soot.................. du-tsi sparkle............... kolba spice................. tsante splendid.............. od-can stallion.............. seb star.................. skamar straw................. sogma style................. zosta sugar................. kara or ke-ra suitable.............. onba sun................... nyima or nyee ma sweet................. zimpo sweetheart............ dodgrogs or nying-du
	T tapistry.............. tankha tempest............... dragpo thanks................ tanrag thief................. kunma thimble............... lcunmo thin.................. praba thunder............... brug thunderball........... dor-jee thunderbolt........... jigme tiara................. codpan tickle................ kitsi tied.................. drok tiger................. stag tickle................ kitsi toy................... rtsed treasure.............. ter true.................. bdenpa twins................. tsagtug two................... nyis
	U uncle................. kubo
	V valuable.............. dkon-pa Venus................. parsans vermillion............ tsal vigorous.............. pempa volcano............... meri
	W walnut................ starka warm.................. draba white................. dkarba white feet............ bra-nag-rting-dkar white scarf........... khata wife.................. cunma wild.................. dong wild pig.............. ri-pha winter................ dgun wisdom................ bidth wish-fulfilling jewel...... norbu wolf.................. spyanki wonder................ yamatsan
	X Y Z yellow................ serpo young................. zonpa

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