Etymology

From མེ ‎(me, “fire”) +‎ མདའ ‎(mda', “arrow”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*me.mda(ɣ)/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: men^v-da^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /mẽ˩˧.ta˥˥/