Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-bru(ŋ/k) ‎(“dragon; thunder”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ᵐbruk/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: zhu^w
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu˩˧˨/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /nɖ͡ʐuʔ˥˧/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /nɖ͡ʐuʔ˥˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /mɖ͡ʐək/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /nɖ͡ʐək/