Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mow ‎(“woman; feminine suffix”). Compare Chinese 母 (OC *mɯʔ).

Pronunciation

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