Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-de. Cognate with Chinese 禔 (OC *deː, *tje, *dje), 提 (OC *deː, *dje).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*bde.ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: de^v-wa^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /te˩˧.wa˥˥/