Etymology

གཞིས་ཀ ‎(gzhis ka, “native land, estate, country”) +‎ རྩེ ‎(rtse, “peak, summit”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*gʑis.ka.rt͡se/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: xi^v-gac^f-ze
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ɕi˩˧.kə˥˥.t͡seˑ/