Etymology

གངས ‎(gangs, “snow”) +‎ རི ‎(ri, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*gaŋs.ri/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: kacng^v-ri^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /kʰəŋ˩˧.ʐi˥˥/