Etymology

ལྡག ‎(ldag) +‎ པ ‎(pa), the former from an earlier *C-ljag (C = prefix, likely the homorganic prenasalisation prefix *ɴ-), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s/g-ljak ‎(“to lick”). Related to ལྕེ ‎(lce, “tongue”), ལྗགས ‎(ljags, “(polite) tongue”) and Burmese လျက် ‎(lyak, “to lick”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ldak.pa/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: da^w
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ta˩˧˨/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /ɕoʔ˨˧˩/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /ɖ͡ʐi˥˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /rdak/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /hdak/