Etymology

From སྔ་དྲོ ‎(snga dro, “morning”) + བདེ་ལེགས ‎(bde legs, “bliss and happiness”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*zŋa.dro.bde.leks/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: nga^f-zho^f de^v-le^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ŋa˥˥.ʈ͡ʂo˥˥ te˩˧.le˥˩/