Dasho ( Dzongkha: དྲག་ཤོས; Wylie: Drag-shos) (lit. Excellent One)[ citation needed] is a Bhutanese honorific that is bestowed upon individuals, along with a red scarf kabney, by the Druk Gyalpo. [1] [2] In common practice, however, many senior government officials and social elites are incorrectly addressed as Dasho without officially receiving the title and the red scarf kabney. [2]
Although the title is bestowed upon both men and women, men are more likely to be incorrectly addressed as Dasho. [3] Dasho is also used for princes of the royal house, [4] its female equivalent being Ashi. [5]