Etymology

ཚིག ‎(tshig, “word”) +‎ མཛོད ‎(mdzod, “deposit”)

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*t͡sʰik.md͡zot/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: cing^f-zoe^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ˥˥.t͡søː˥˩/