geshe

G2E1S1H4E1

noun

A Tibetan Buddhist monk or nun who holds a certain academic degree.

OriginTibetan དགེ་བཤེས →
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Meanings

noungeshe (plural geshes)

plural geshes

  1. A Tibetan Buddhist monk or nun who holds a certain academic degree.

Origin

  1. Tibetanདགེ་བཤེས
  2. Englishgeshe

From Tibetan དགེ་བཤེས (dge bshes).

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APA

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MLA

“geshe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geshe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geshe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geshe.

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