Translingual

Letter

བ

1. Tibetan letter ba

Tibetan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: wa^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /wa˥˥/

This may be pronounced in a number of ways, such as wa^f, or as -Ca (taking on the final consonant -C of the previous syllable). It may also coalesce with the previous syllable.

Particle

བ • ‎(ba)

1. common suffix for adjectives, verbs and nouns
2. male personifying/agent particle

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: pa^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /pʰa˩˧/

Noun

བ • ‎(ba)

1. cow