Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-ta-s/t ‎(“to look”). Related to ལྟས ‎(ltas, “sign, omen”) and ལྟད་མོ ‎(ltad mo, “sight, scene, show, play”). Compare Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Pronunciation 1

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*lta.ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: da^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ta˥˥/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /ta˥˧/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /ta˥˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /rta/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /hta/

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*lta.ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: da^f-wa^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ta˥˥.wa˥˥/