Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-(k-)ruk ‎(“six”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*druk/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: chu^w
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu˩˧˨/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂuʔ˨˧˩/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu˧˩/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂək/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂək/