Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-r-gjat ~ b-g-rjat.

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*brgʲat/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: gyae^w
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /cɛː˩˧˨/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɛʔ˥˧/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑe˧˩/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /wɟjal/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /hd͡ʑal/
• Lahuli–Spiti
  • (Spiti) IPA^(key): /bɡjat/