Etymology

རྒྱ ‎(rgya, “extent, size; country, empire”) +‎ ནག ‎(nag, “black”), literally "the black expanse; the black empire".

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*rgʲa.nak/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: gya^v-na^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ca˩˧.na˥˩/